Tournament: Glenbrooks | Round: 4 | Opponent: Ramsay DF | Judge: Benjamin DF
I negate the resolved: a just government ought to recognize the unconditional right of workers to strike.
Definitions
Unconditional is defined as
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Advocacy
CP: A just government ought to recognize the right to strike for all workers except police officers and medical workers.
Police Strikes
Police strikes are currently illegal
Kirsten Bass, March 11 2014, “Overview: How Different States Respond to Public Labor Unrest,” https://onlabor.org/overview-how-different-states-respond-to-public-sector-labor-unrest/
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An unconditional right to strike will change this. This could lead to two scenarios:
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1 Police strikes lead to violence and anarchy
Marina Lopes, March 1 2017, “Police went on strike in a Brazilian state. The result was near-anarchy,” (Boston College, BA in International Relations; Columbia University, MS in Journalism) https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/03/01/police-went-on-strike-in-a-brazilian-state-the-result-was-near-anarchy/
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2 The strike is quickly resolved in favor of the police
Brian E Wish, June 16 2020, “What If the Police Revolt?” (1991 Bachelor of Science, Political Science, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 1996 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 1997 Master of Arts degree, Administrative Management and Public Administration, Bowie State University, Bowie, Md. (European Campus) 2002 Air Force Police Operations Course, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond 2008 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2013 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2014 Reserve Component National Security Course, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 2014 Doctor of Philosophy, Public and Urban Administration, University of Texas at Arlington) https://medium.com/illumination/what-if-the-police-revolt-ca5a44ba4790
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These strikes are essential to maintaining police power and stunting reform
Andrew Grim, July 1 2020, “What is the ‘blue flu’ and how has it increased police power?’ (Andrew Grim, a Ph.D. candidate in history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is at work on a dissertation on anti-police brutality activism in post-WWII Newark.) https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/07/01/what-is-blue-flu-how-has-it-increased-police-power/
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Police reform is necessary to achieve racial justice
ACLU, 2021, “Beyond Reform: Racial Justice, Policing, and The Path Forward,” (the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership organization that serves as an enduring guardian of justice, fairness, and freedom, working to protect civil liberties and advance equity for all.) https://www.aclum.org/en/beyond-reform-racial-justice-policing-and-path-forward
Medical Strikes
Healthcare workers are currently striking at the time they are needed most.
Sarah Al-Arshani, October 23 2021, “Over 500,000 healthcare workers quit in August and thousands more have gone on strike as the industry deals with burnout and staff shortages,” (Sarah Al-Arshani is a breaking news reporter for Insider. Before joining Insider, Sarah was an editorial intern with The Jordan Times. She graduated from the University of Connecticut in May 2019. Her work has also been published in local newspapers in Connecticut such as the Republican-American newspaper and Willimantic Chronicle.) https://www.businessinsider.com/thousands-healthcare-workers-quitting-striking-burnout-grows-staff-shortages2021-10
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When healthcare workers go on strike, more patients die.
Sarah H. Wright, November 7th 2010, “Evidence on the Effects of Nurses’ Strikes,” (The National Bureau of Economic Research is an American private nonprofit research organization "committed to undertaking and disseminating unbiased economic research among public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic community.) https://www.nber.org/digest/jul10/evidence-effects-nurses-strikes
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Medical laboratory scientists are discontent and could strike in the near future.
Martin Wall, September 22 2021, “Medical laboratory scientists may strike over pay,” (Martin Wall is the Industry Correspondent of The Irish Times. He has written and broadcast extensively over many years on industrial relations affairs and particularly on public service reform. He has also extensively covered developments in the health service over the last 25 years.) https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/medical-laboratory-scientists-may-strike-over-pay-1.4680914
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Medical laboratory scientists are crucial to the prevention, containment, and treatment of disease. The COVID-19 pandemic proves this.
University of West Florida, July 1 2021, “Medical Lab Scientists: The ‘Hidden Profession’ That Saves Lives,” https://onlinedegrees.uwf.edu/articles/how-medical-lab-science-impacts-our-lives/
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Disease and bioweapons present a risk for extinction, making disease prevention crucial.
Piers Millett/Andrew Snyder-Beattie, August 1 2017, “Existential Risk and Cost-Effective Biosecurity,” (Piers Millett is a Senior Research Fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute, where he focuses on pandemic and deliberate disease and the implications of biotechnology.) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5576214/