Police Strikes
A police strike occurs when law enforcement is affected by a labour dispute. They are somewhat rare because police are usually treated better than other public sector workers. Generally, they are illegal, but this law is difficult to enforce; sometimes military personnel are called in to keep order or discipline the strikers. Police strikes cause civil unrest sometimes, but not always.
Read more about Police Strikes: List of Police Strikes, Legality, Causes, See Also
Famous quotes containing the words police and/or strikes:
“Oh, yes, everything’s fine. I always stop by the police station in the middle of the night to pick up my daughter.”
—Theodore Simonson. Irvin S. Yeaworth, Jr.. Mr. Martin, The Blob, when he comes to pick up Jane (1958)
“But he her fears to cease
Sent down the meek-eyed Peace;
She, crowned with olive green, came softly sliding
Down through the turning sphere,
His ready harbinger,
With turtle wing the amorous clouds dividing,
And waving wide her myrtle wand,
She strikes a universal peace through sea and land.”
—John Milton (1608–1674)