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The police union issue was forced into the mainstream during the BLM protests and I can tell you that most of the institutions in organized labor have zero desire to talk about it. Time to keep talking about it.

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Starbucks Workers United

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Jan 29

We stand with those protesting the horrific police murder of Tyre Nichols and call on the leaders of the labor movement to take action to continue abolishing systemic oppression. Remove police unions from our labor federations now! workersunitedupstate.org/2020/06/16/wor

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Talk to your union about a resolution.

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I’m Proud That My Union Just Urged the AFL-CIO to Kick Out Police Unions

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The AFL-CIO could expel the IUPA but it might come across as pretty hypocritical to allow other affiliates who also rep law enforcement like AFGE, AFSCME, CWA, UMWA and the IBT and SEIU at the state and local level, to remain.