Because it's a compromise that turned a situation that in the past became violent into a peaceful one. Not all rules are written in blood but this one is. So lo

Because it's a compromise that turned a situation that in the past became violent into a peaceful one. Not all rules are written in blood but this one is. So long as everyone plays by the rules the dispute is mediated civilly through the courts instead of the streets. The best defense against unions forming is strong state and federal labor protections but for the life of me I can't understand why certain folks in power seem hell-bent on rolling them back. They have been incredibly effective in the US, they're not adversarial, and they benefit everyone without workers having to do anything. "Right-to-work" states always act so shocked when workers form unions to get those protections back like that isn't exactly why those laws were passed.