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Fighting for "workers rights" is a political position. Maybe you're making a distinction between party politics (e.g. endorsing specific candidates) and pushin
by ForHackernews 6y ago
Fighting for "workers rights" is a political position.
Maybe you're making a distinction between party politics (e.g. endorsing specific candidates) and pushing for general policies, but I think it's incoherent to claim that labor unions are apolitical.
- nicky0 6y agoThe point is that joining a union shouldn't necessitate supporting a certain political party.
- maxehmookau 6y agoIt doesn't. You can join a non-affiliated union or even opt-out of political campaigning and contributions. It's just not all that common.
- nicky0 6y agoThat's good then.