So Air Traffic Controllers wanted fair wages and decent working conditions, Reagan fired them

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7. The ATC members should not have been fired, nor should the NYPD, however:

They sure as hell need to understand that this union negotiating tactic does not deserve a reward.

I get what you are trying to illustrate, but I am still of the opinion that what is happening in the NYPD is not all LEO's. I liked very much what the New York DAily news said in its Op_Ed today: http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/jonathan-tasini-labor-reject-lynch-bitter-bile-article-1.2060012 (read the entire piece, I am posting four paragraphs.)

As Lynch spouts venom, I find the current silence from fellow union leaders troubling for three basic reasons.

First, labor played a critical role in electing Bill de Blasio. Many unions supported him in the Democratic primary — and he had virtually unanimous labor support in the general election.

Standing by while a rogue union leader launches vituperative attacks may weaken public support for the mayor. That could make it harder for him to champion further advances on top of living wage requirements, paid sick leave and universal pre-K, all initiatives benefiting workers and their families, not to mention higher taxes on the wealthy and rent-law protections.

Second, as Lynch’s divisive ranting goes unchallenged, labor’s overall standing is taking a hit. Young people marching in the streets will ask, correctly, why no labor leader contradicted his poisonous rhetoric. That will hurt our ability to build broad coalitions in the future and recruit young, energetic political activists.