Exactly. Unionism isn’t the end all be all, especially under a liberal society, it’s just an important tool to push for better working conditions and to spread class consciousness. In fact, unionism can very often be counter revolutionary or reactionary, because they can be easily hijacked/compromised by said forces. Also, a union can be created by reactionaries and used to make themselves look like they legitimately care about working conditions and rights.
It’s a good way to look at them that I often forget (although I shouldn’t considering people that look like me were kept out of the original trade unions in the US).
Unions are just a tool, another way to organize the working class. They are just like tenant unions or political parties, or any other organizational thing, they can be good or bad.
Exactly. Unionism isn’t the end all be all, especially under a liberal society, it’s just an important tool to push for better working conditions and to spread class consciousness. In fact, unionism can very often be counter revolutionary or reactionary, because they can be easily hijacked/compromised by said forces. Also, a union can be created by reactionaries and used to make themselves look like they legitimately care about working conditions and rights.
It’s a good way to look at them that I often forget (although I shouldn’t considering people that look like me were kept out of the original trade unions in the US).
Unions are just a tool, another way to organize the working class. They are just like tenant unions or political parties, or any other organizational thing, they can be good or bad.