Police unions aren’t a labor union. They’re basically clubs that offers legal services for their members. Police officers aren’t at a disadvantage negotiating with the government, and they don’t need collective bargaining. At least, not nearly to the extent of real labor unions.
ETA: I’m a big union guy myself. I love unions. I am not a union member at the moment, but my dad is and was a member of the IBEW. Being part of the union means being treated fairly for insurance, and pay and benefits. It means that the members are policed and have to live up to a standard of quality in the work they do. And it means that training and apprenticeship programs are well-organized and run regularly in order to train professionals in the field.
The FOP, on the other hand, is basically just a lobbying group with aspirations of government control.
