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==About==
TootCat [https://toot.cat/@news/109343526830497124 plans to suspend] [[union.place]] on [[2022/11/26]], for allowing presence of {{l/wp|AFL–CIO}}, a union known for racism<ref name=SocWork /> and the support of police unions.<ref name=NewRep />
[[union.place]] (u.p) is a Mastodon instance specifically for workers' unions.
==TootCat History==
* '''2023-07-23''' TC [https://toot.cat/@news/110765664009616524 unsuspends] u.p after a review of the situation. U.p. does not itself allow the presence of police unions as users, and AFL/CIO is not one union but an inter-union alliance.
* '''2022-11-26''' TC silences u.p as planned.
* '''2022-11-14''' TC [https://toot.cat/@news/109343526830497124 announces plan] to suspend u.p on 2022/11/26, for allowing presence of {{l/wp|AFL–CIO}}, a union known for racism<ref name=SocWork /> and the support of police unions.<ref name=NewRep />
==Footnotes==
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Latest revision as of 20:29, 25 July 2023

About

union.place (u.p) is a Mastodon instance specifically for workers' unions.

TootCat History

  • 2023-07-23 TC unsuspends u.p after a review of the situation. U.p. does not itself allow the presence of police unions as users, and AFL/CIO is not one union but an inter-union alliance.
  • 2022-11-26 TC silences u.p as planned.
  • 2022-11-14 TC announces plan to suspend u.p on 2022/11/26, for allowing presence of AFL–CIO, a union known for racism[1] and the support of police unions.[2]

Footnotes

  1. 1986-01 Blacks and the Great Depression talks about the history of racism in the AFL; it's not clear if this is still a problem.
  2. 2020-05-29 No More Cop Unions «The International Union of Police Associations, which represents over 100,000 law enforcement employees as well as emergency medical personnel, is officially affiliated with the» AFL-CIO... «But if the federation wants to prove that it’s seriously committed to racial justice and true worker solidarity, the AFL-CIO must permanently disaffiliate from the IUPA and sever its ties with any and all other police associations.»