We close out Season Three of Working People with a critical discussion about why cops have no place in the labor movement and about the rank-and-file push from groups like No Cop Unions (AFL-CIO) and Drop the Cops (SEIU) to get them out. Featuring Kim Kelly, Halimat Alawode, & Julia Wallace.

 

Additional links/info below...

• No Cop Unions (AFL-CIO) website and Twitter page
• SEIU Drop the Cops Linktree and Twitter page
• SEIU Drop the Cops "Labor Stands Against the Cops" event page 
• Kim Kelly Twitter page
• Halimat Alawode Twitter page
• Julia Wallace Twitter page
• Kim Kelly, The New Republic, "No More Cop Unions" 
• Kim Kelly, Teen Vogue, "Police Unions: What to Know and Why They Don’t Belong in the Labor Movement"
• Kim Kelly, The Baffler, "Rank-and-File Revolt"
• Hamilton Nolan, The Guardian, "It's Time to Kick Police Unions Out of the Labor Movement. They Aren't Allies"
• Paul Clark, The Conversation, "Why Police Unions Are not Part of the American Labor Movement"
• Louis Casiano, The Orange County Register, "Union Law Firm’s Private Detective Gets 1 Year in Jail in Scheme to Set up Costa Mesa Councilmen"
• Greg Coy, Fox Memphis, "Activists Find Camera Inside Mysterious Box on Power Pole Near Union Organizer’s Home"

 

Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org)

• Lobo Loco, "Malte Junior - Hall"
• Pete Seeger, "Which Side Are You On?"