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> After the Civil War, all of those who were in favor of ending slavery became the most vicious opponents of labor and unions and worker rights. Among other w
by Kalium 9y ago
> After the Civil War, all of those who were in favor of ending slavery became the most vicious opponents of labor and unions and worker rights.
Among other weird historical quirks, unions were at times used to keep out people who spoke the wrong language or had the wrong color skin. Unions were not always the reliable bastions of progressive politics they are seen as today.
- ende 9y agoUnions are only reliable bastions of progressive politics in the minds of progressives. Your average union member resembles Doland Trump far more than Bernie Sanders.
- refurb 9y agoAbsolutely. The only reason why unions typically vote Democrat is because of their support of unions. There is very little overlap across other progressive issues.
- CryptoPunk 9y agoThe average union member nowadays works in a publicly funded institution, in a service or white collar job, not in the private sector or in manufacturing.