Trade Unions, it can be persuasively argued, are the source of the general working conditions, and economic status that most of shared--and that most large corporations and reactionary governments are succeeding in tearing down.

Many people are ignorant of this history of trade unionism, and of what they, their parents, and their children owe to it, and the sacrifices made by the martyrs of the movement. They consider trade unions to be the orign of all the evil in the world, and all that keeps them from getting ahead.

They will have contributed to the lose of the hard won gains by electing political parties that have the backing of the rich, and the corporations that make the rich, long before they realize their error.

Many of these people are avid contributors to everything.

I think it is also worth a mention that there are specific laws governing how unions and employers deal with each other. Personally, I don't have a problem with people getting together for a common cause. I think employers should be free to fire people who don't work, and I don't think anyone should be forced to join a union just because they work at a particular place. The 40 hour work week and paid holidays are two of the more common benefits which were popularized due to union labor victories.

Some unions, such as the Teamsters have long been at least suspected of Mafia ties, so unions have a bad reputation with some people. Others, such as the National Education Association (NEA) seem to promote the welfare of its members at the expense of others. (all do, in reality, even if those bearing the burden are the employers and customers, but nobody wants to see people profiting at the kids' expense.)

A Civilization advance.
Labor Unions arose as factory and mine workers attempted to right the inequities in power caused by the Industrial Age. Binding their interests together and bargaining collectively, workers forced owners to provide better working conditions and economic status.
Prerequisites: Communism and Mass Production.
Allows for: none.