> Home / News / How police unions got their power: The rise of the PBA and lack of accountability in the NYPD New York Times piece by CCNY history professor Matthew Vaz on how police unions got their power. June 15, 2020 https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-how-police-unions-got-their-power-20200613-jgqaeq7l4bhyvgixsxx3psx434-story.html