Several Webster Groves police officers called in sick—one after the other. As the dispatcher took the calls, she thought there could be more to this story than she was hearing. In fact, she thought it might be related to the discussion she heard in the break room last night. Several officers were leaving their shifts and were not happy with the recent changes in scheduling, the excessive overtime hours, and management’s reluctance to begin negotiations on a new benefits package. She even heard one officer saying, “It’s time for a mental health day!” Although it is illegal for police to strike, what the police dispatcher was witnessing may have been