Re: [Marxism] The low point

[Marvin Gandall <marvgandall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sayan wrote:

> What about police unions...? They exist in a lot of
> places. Should we support them? ...
> What about prison guards' unions? Prison guards' unions frequently
> lobby for stricter sentencing laws and building more prisons...
> Also, if employees at private mercenary security corporations like
> Blackwater or DynCorps were to unionize, should they be supported?
>====================================
I don't know of any contemporary labour federations which have rejected
affiliation by such unions, much less supported state prohibitions against
their right to organize and bargain collectively, even though their members
function as agents of state repression, including at times against unions
and other popular organizations, and notwithstanding the reactionary views
they, like other unions, might hold on various social and political
questions.

Nor do I know of any current campaigns within labour organizations calling
for the dissolution of existing police and prison guards' unions, nor of any
grassroots sentiment which would favour such campaigns. The absence of such
opposition would indicate that this is currently not an issue for unionized
workers, and that efforts to make it one would be seen as a diversion from
present concerns.








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