On 12/5/14 2:06 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Fri, 05 Dec 2014 13:42:48 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

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.

Apparently they get involved in the finding of guilt and innocence
also - even if in direct contradiction of Harry, et al, who would, it
seems, like to see Pantaleo hang.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/...-grand-n261586



According to the news article, the union praised the grand jury *after*
it decided not to indict. How that counts as involvement in the finding
of innocence or guilt is a mystery. Well, perhaps to a rabid
right-winger like you, eh?



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After all, I am *not* the Jackass Whisperer.