An article in the Nation yesterday described the differences between police unions and traditional labor unions, and argued for a separation of the two.
In 1897, the American Federation of Labor rejected the request of police officers to organize a union, saying “It is not within the province of the trade union movement to especially organize policemen, no more than to organize militiamen, as both policemen and militiamen are often controlled by forces inimical to the labor movement.” There have been numerous calls, especially recently, for prominent union federations to stop accepting police unions.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/labor-unions-police/
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