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Why police unions are not part of the American labor movement

  • Written by Paul F. Clark, School Director and Professor of Labor and Employment Relations, Pennsylvania State University
Why police unions are not part of the American labor movementMinneapolis Police create a blockade after a campaign rally for President Donald Trump on October 10, 2019.Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

In the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, news reports have suggested that police unions bear some of the responsibility for the violence perpetrated against African...

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