Those rights were won by the working class and marginalized groups fighting for their rights, forcing the state to capitulate. They were not ‘afforded’ by any benevolence of the state.
Not benevolence at all. Workers had significant extra pressure when the ruling elite were worried about communism spreading. Now with union membership at historic lows, and government unafraid to side with capital, western workers have very little bargaining power.
Those rights were won by the working class and marginalized groups fighting for their rights, forcing the state to capitulate. They were not ‘afforded’ by any benevolence of the state.
Not benevolence at all. Workers had significant extra pressure when the ruling elite were worried about communism spreading. Now with union membership at historic lows, and government unafraid to side with capital, western workers have very little bargaining power.
Good read if you haven’t already come across it :) https://redsails.org/concessions/