Unions, communists. Same thing. Hey uaw......🖕
***Unions, communists. Same thing. Hey uaw.***
True. Kettle calling the pot “black”.
“Controversial problems [between Germany and Russia] did not, in my opinion, exist anywhere along the line from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea and to the Far East.
“In addition, despite all the divergencies in their views of life, there was one thing common to the ideology of Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union: opposition to the capitalist democracies in the West.”—Julius Schnurre, Nazi trade rep to Russia.
Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by Shirer. Page 501 in my copy,
No, unions are not inherently bad. They've done some necessary things, such as improving workers' lives.
Some people credit unions with preventing Communist revolution in the U.S. During the 1930s, some union organizers wanted revolution, but others wanted simply to improve conditions for workers.
Both FDR and Republican politicians supported the latter faction, and by improving worker conditions, deradicalized many workers. During the 1950s, the AFL (later merging with the more radical CIO) was an active opponent of Communism.
The Teamsters were supporters of Nixon and Reagan. They and the AFL-CIO both supported Solidarity in its fight against Polish Communism.
So while there are radical left elements within some unions, unions are neither inherently nor universally bad.
Yes, very true.