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    5 days ago

    Its a difference in what it means to unionize

    For radicals, to unionize is to come together to use direct action to forward a common goal at work. This is what the knights of labor and the IWW meant.

    For most Americans, it means to give a mass-membership non-profit the right to bargain an employment contract on your behalf within the framework of US contract and labor law

    This second thing is a legal right which can be given or taken, and it is the legal right Newsome just gave to contractors.