On Fri, 05 Dec 2014 11:55:35 -0500, F*O*A*D wrote:

Okay, I'll play...for the moment...until you revert back.

Labor unions exist to protect and improve the wages, hours, working
conditions, and medical coverage and retirement options of their
members. They also represent their members in grievances with employers.

If by "bad cops" et cetera, you are referring to union members accused
of serious crimes related to their jobs, then, yes, most unions will
support their members by providing and paying for the services of a
good-quality lawyer to mount a defense on the members' behalf. Doing so
ensures the member has the benefit of due process.

My "side" on this is that it is an important and proper benefit of union
membership.

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Rightly or wrongly there is a widespread public perception that unions
protect incompetent members.