"The Police Association"

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A POLICE UNION IS A POLICE ORGANIZATION DESIGNED TO MAINTAIN THEIR RIGHTS. UNLIKE OTHER PROFESSIONAL UNIONS, THE EXISTENCE OF SUCH A UNION IS NOT OBVIOUS, AND DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, INCLUDING BRITAIN AND ISRAEL, LIMIT THE FREEDOM OF ORGANIZATION OF THE POLICE.

THE POLICE'S RIGHT TO JOIN
THE MAIN REASON FOR OPPOSING THE RIGHT OF POLICE OFFICERS TO CONSOLIDATE IS THE CONCERN THAT A STRIKE CAN HARM THE POLICE’S ACTIVITY, WHICH IS AN ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY ORGANIZATION. ON THE OTHER HAND, POLICE ASSOCIATIONS CLAIM THAT PHYSICIANS AND FIREFIGHTERS PROVIDE VITAL EMERGENCY SERVICES, AND THE RIGHT OF THESE IS NOT LIMITED.

A SECOND ARGUMENT IS THAT THE POLICE ARE A HIERARCHICAL BODY, AND THEREFORE THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION FOR COMPARING THE RIGHTS OF POLICE TO OTHER EMPLOYEES. WHEN SHE RAISED ON THE AGENDA OF THE POLICE ORGANIZATION IN ISRAEL, THE HEAD OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE INTERIOR MINISTRY, JACOB MERKOWITZ, SAID THAT “THAT DAY, REHABILITATION, UNTIL HE STANDS IN FRONT OF A COMMANDER, THERE WILL BE NO POLICE. POLICE ARE ORDERS. HIERARCHY. IT’S NOT GOING TOGETHER.” SOME BELIEVE THAT THIS HIERARCHY MAY EVEN CREATE A CONFLICT OF AFFAIRS IN THE UNION, SINCE DIFFERENT RANKS HAVE DIFFERENT INTERESTS.

ANOTHER ARGUMENT IS THAT THE EXISTENCE OF A POLICE UNION MAY RESULT IN THE POLICE’S POLITICALIZATION.

DESPITE THESE CLAIMS, MANY COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, SWEDEN, AND CYPRUS, ALLOW POLICE ORGANIZATION. THE PERCEPTION IN THESE COUNTRIES IS THAT THE EXISTENCE OF UNIONS CONSTITUTES A BALANCE TO THE POLICE COMMAND, ALLOWING THE POLICE TO “RELEASE PRESSURES.” IT IS ALSO ARGUED THAT THE POLICE SUPPORT THE RIGHT TO CONSOLIDATE THAT WHEN THERE ARE THOSE WHO MAINTAIN THE WORKING CONDITIONS AND WELFARE OF THE POLICE, THE SERVICE THEY GIVE THE PUBLIC BETTER.

ORGANIZE POLICE IN ISRAEL
IN 1978, THE ISRAEL POLICE ASSOCIATION WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED. IN RESPONSE, THE POLICE CHIEF RULED THE POLICE’S PERMANENT ORDERS TO PROHIBIT POLICE ASSOCIATIONS. AGAINST THE MECHANIC ORDINANCE, A PETITION WAS SUBMITTED TO THE HIGH COURT, WHICH RULED THAT IN THE ABSENCE OF EXPLICIT AUTHORIZATION IN THE LAW, THE CCP HAS NO AUTHORITY TO PROHIBIT THE ASSOCIATION. AS A RESULT OF A COURT RULING, THE POLICE ORDER ENTERED THE POLICE ORDER, AND ARTICLE 93B STATES THAT “A POLICEMAN WILL NOT BE A MEMBER OF A POLICE ORGANIZATION AND WILL NOT TAKE PART IN THE ACTIVITY TO ESTABLISH IT, THE EXISTENCE OR MANAGEMENT OF SUCH AN ORGANIZATION.” SIMILAR RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED IN MANY DAYS IN THE PRISON ORDER (FOR GUARDS) AND THE GENERAL SECURITY SERVICE ACT (FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE USSR).

IN AN ATTEMPT TO BYPASS THE BAN, THE WOMEN OF POLICE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1982.

MARGINAL COMMENTS

ASSOCIATIONS.
POLICE