Joaquin Castro tweeted the following:
"As I said then Democrats are very supportive of expanding rights and protections for workers. But police unions have taken advantage of collective bargaining agreements to create less accountability and transparency around police work. 4/politico.com/amp/news/magaz"Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Joaquin Castro:
"Police unions use the collective bargaining process to blunt accountability for excessive force & wrongdoing. Thats why I blocked a bill a few years ago that wouldve allowed police unions across the nation to collectively bargain on accountability issues. The abuse must stop.3/"Read on Twitter
"Over the past 15 years or so, technology has made the world more transparent, exposing injustice (including police brutality) in an unprecedented way. But police culture and the legal system have not caught up. Few cases of police brutality are prosecuted. 2/"Read on Twitter
"The video of Tyre Nichols murder is horrifying. There is no excuse for that brutality. The Department of Justice needs to investigate how the culture of the Memphis police contributed to this killing and Congress needs to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act now."Read on Twitter
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