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    1. Walker Bragman‏Verified account @WalkerBragman Jan 13
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      Before he was a congressman and before Dems wanted him for POTUS, Beto O’Rourke led a fight against police and firefighter unions in El Paso over wages and benefits. He made statements criticizing collective bargaining rights for public sector employees.https://theintercept.com/2019/01/13/beto-o-rourke-public-sector-unions/ …

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    2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jan 13
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      Have not read the piece yet, but there are genuine problems in how police unions leverage their collective bargaining power, often as leverage against other public employees. So, just a word of caution.

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    3. Walker Bragman‏Verified account @WalkerBragman Jan 13
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      Of course. But his statements weren’t limited to police unions.

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    4. Esha  🌹‏ @eshaLegal Jan 13
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      My thing is that all unions should be as strong as LEO

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      Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jan 13
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      But the "strength" of law enforcement unions often gives them benefits and protections that have destructive effects. Arguably, their unions should be weakened. So there's a bit of a paradox.

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        2. mound - epstein’s ghost  👻‏ @PITmounD Jan 13
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          whoa it’s almost as if solidarity with labor is good but cops aren’t.

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        3.  🌹 🐦kathleen #StillSanders albright‏ @kma916 Jan 13
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          GOP loves FOP. FOP should have good pay, health benefits, but name any union that protects their members, keep them on the payroll when the union member is under investigation for a major felony. A locomotive engineer that was drunk, killed 17 ppl didn't get paid.

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        1. GROKKED  🌹‏ @AdlumKaren Jan 13
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          Replying to @mtracey @eshaLegal @WalkerBragman

          I don’t agree their union should be weakened. We need to implement OUTSIDE investigations into supposed unlawful acts that circumvent those “safety” valves they got in their contract but let’s not weaken any unions.

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        2. Tony نعیم 🌹‏ @StrengthBuild Jan 13
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          Replying to @mtracey @eshaLegal @WalkerBragman

          The entire political and social structure of policing is oppressive; I think Beto was more concerned with the "union" part than the "police" part.

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