The US government crushes unions routinely.
They were at over 45% of the work force in the 1940s-50s.
Now less than 10%, and most of those are cops ironically. The union busters have a union.
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Most governments hate unions because they stand in the way of their work: doing the oligarchs bidding.
I don’t think the government itself particularly hates unions. A lot of government workers are unionized. The problem is that rich people are either getting elected or are buying elections, and the rich-friendly reps are passing more and more laws that weaken unions.
I came across an article recently by some reporters who had “snuck in” to a police union meeting. It’s interesting what they saw. One quote:
“When it comes to police unions, what we run across is the left is very suspicious of us because we’re police, and the right is suspicious of us because we’re in unions. We get it from both sides.”
therealnews.com/beards-and-loathing-a-cop-union-c…
Beards and loathing: A cop union convention comes to Las Vegas