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In 1919, the entire Boston Police Department went on strike. How did the organization of and response to that strike compare to the broader labor movement of the era, given the police's long history as antagonists to organized labor? What impact did it have on the development of police unions?

by /u/henry_fords_ghost in /r/AskHistorians

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