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houligan27 t1_jefdc9n wrote

Reply to comment by downthewell62 in SJC rules Mayor Wu had the authority to require municipal workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine - The Boston Globe by TouchDownBurrito

I'm not talking about vilifying police, Im talking about vilifying unions in general. Of which police make up a small percentage. This thread is about all municipal employees, not just police.

If you bothered to look into the situation more than just commenting on reddit you would understand that the lawsuit wasnt even about the vaccine. It was about whether or not the vaccine could be mandated by the employer without collectively bargaining the change. The irony is that it's far more conservative to enforce a policy like this without collectively bargaining it than it is liberal.

Ultimately, the Courts sided with Mayor Wu. Practically, it makes no difference because the mandate was never enforced due to a previous injunction and a new agreement was made between the two sides. But, police bad for all the updootz you want.

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downthewell62 t1_jefgz5o wrote

> I'm not talking about vilifying police, Im talking about vilifying unions in general

Police unions (and other federal/state job unions) are radically different from private sector unions in almost all functions and forms. No one is vilifying unions in general. They're vilifying police unions, which are used almost exclusively to protect police abuses

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crapador_dali t1_jefuz11 wrote

>Police unions (and other federal/state job unions) are radically
different from private sector unions in almost all functions and forms.

Sorry, but no.

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downthewell62 t1_jeg0jyk wrote

https://theconversation.com/why-police-unions-are-not-part-of-the-american-labor-movement-142538

https://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/the-trouble-with-police-unions

Sorry, but yes

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crapador_dali t1_jeg3cs8 wrote

You're going to selectively pull from your own comment? You also said "and other federal/state job unions". As someone who is in one of those unions and has been in a private sector union I know from experience that they're not "radically different in almost all functions and forms".

Also, your proof that police unions are "radically different" are just two opinion pieces.

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