Good politicians could make and enforce laws that make unions unnecessary. Unions not only fought for higher wages but also for safer work environments or fewer working hours.
Yeah, and then a lot of those regulations became laws.
Like… The fact that not literally everybody has access to a politician’s ear doesn’t mean all politicians do this for the power trip. It just means that sometimes you need a bigger group behind you to get through to them. Or even a “proof of concept” kind of thing.
Also: policies often change with the politicians, so unions help stabilising that.
Why were unions needed if there had been reliable politicians?
Unions deal with capital owners. Have very little to do with politicians. Not sure what’s your point.
Good politicians could make and enforce laws that make unions unnecessary. Unions not only fought for higher wages but also for safer work environments or fewer working hours.
Yeah, and then a lot of those regulations became laws.
Like… The fact that not literally everybody has access to a politician’s ear doesn’t mean all politicians do this for the power trip. It just means that sometimes you need a bigger group behind you to get through to them. Or even a “proof of concept” kind of thing.
Also: policies often change with the politicians, so unions help stabilising that.