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A blue flu is a type of strike action undertaken by police officers in which a large number simultaneously use sick leave. A blue flu is a preferred strike action by police in some parts of the United States where police strikes are prohibited by law.
Jul 1, 2020 · What is the ‘blue flu’ and how has it increased police power? A common police union tactic has worked for decades to augment police power. But it might backfire in 2020. Perspective by Andrew...
- Andrew Grim
Jun 19, 2020 · What is "Blue Flu"? No, it isn't when you and your friends have been on a dry spell spanning several months. It's when a large group of police officers utilize their sick leave simultaneously to strike against or protest a specific action, specifically in areas that prohibit cops from participating in any large-scale group protest.
- Mustafa Gatollari
3 days ago · On the morning of January 14th, thousands of policemen called in sick to their precincts, a widespread case of the ‘blue flu’ that marked the beginning of New York’s five days without a police...
Jul 27, 2020 · Police unions are prohibited from striking, but they impose themselves through illegal work slowdowns—a tactic known as the “blue flu.” New York has staggered through many of them, including...
- William Finnegan
Blue flu is a euphemistic term referring to a bargaining tactic in which law enforcement officers call in sick en masse to circumvent prohibitions against police strikes. The District of Columbia, for example, criminalizes organized police strikes .
May 28, 2021 · Two L.A. police officers have alleged in separate lawsuits that they were illegally disciplined after being wrongly accused of faking an illness as part of a “Blue Flu” protest. Nov. 17, 2020
