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Re:LAPD lets contract with surveillance giant Flock expire by cliglot on Monday July 13, 2026 @12:50PM (#48895374)
The government has had no qualms in the past using the army or national guard to break strikes.
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Re:LAPD lets contract with surveillance giant Flock expire by stackskipton on Monday July 13, 2026 @12:55PM (#48895475)
They don't strike, they just respond really slowly, pretend they didn't see something or just take reports and barely solve anything.

Since they are all unionized and replacing them is crazy slow and expensive, nothing happens.

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Re:LAPD lets contract with surveillance giant Flock expire by g8oz on Monday July 13, 2026 @01:41PM (#48896129)
Yup, we saw it happen after the George Floyd/BLM protests. An undeclared work to rule action.
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