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strength in numbers, invoiced as dues, aimed squarely at the boss.
means an organized group of workers who bargain collectively for better pay, hours, and conditions because one voice gets ignored and thousands don't.
from grew out of medieval craft guilds, but modern unions were forged in the industrial revolution when factory workers realized bosses only listen to leverage, not letters.
weekend originunions literally invented the two-day weekend
us peak1954: over a third of workers unionized
strike matha strike works by making absence expensive
global varianceiceland: 90% unionized, some countries near zero
for instance
uaw — united auto workers, 1936 sit-down strike shut general motors
pattco strike — 1981 air traffic controllers fired en masse by reagan
amazon labor union — staten island warehouse voted to unionize in 2022
solidarity poland — 1980 shipyard union helped topple communist rule