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"You guys need to get a union!"
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<blockquote data-quote="Whither" data-source="post: 4353037" data-attributes="member: 76643"><p>In my view, there has probably been nothing more harmful/distracting to the fortunes of workers than nationalism. Our union, like many others formed before the World Wars, calls itself an international brotherhood ... perhaps because it was better understood that as workers we have a common self-interest against the exploitative might of capital (and governments) regardless of where we happen to be born, what language we speak, local/regional customs, etc etc. </p><p></p><p>After a closer look at the history of union-busting (and union-taming!) in the US, I think it's a stretch to speak of a 'culture of liberty' ... that liberty has been reserved for markets and the products trafficked in them, including 'human capital' as they say nowadays ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whither, post: 4353037, member: 76643"] In my view, there has probably been nothing more harmful/distracting to the fortunes of workers than nationalism. Our union, like many others formed before the World Wars, calls itself an international brotherhood ... perhaps because it was better understood that as workers we have a common self-interest against the exploitative might of capital (and governments) regardless of where we happen to be born, what language we speak, local/regional customs, etc etc. After a closer look at the history of union-busting (and union-taming!) in the US, I think it's a stretch to speak of a 'culture of liberty' ... that liberty has been reserved for markets and the products trafficked in them, including 'human capital' as they say nowadays ... [/QUOTE]
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