Oh God, oh shit, I said I wasn't going to do it. I said I wasn't going to start a China struggle session. Already getting flashbacks to the Discord.
But something just doesn't sit right with me and wanted to get some clarification here...
My question is this: why does China ban labor organizing/unions?
Is this yikes/intentional/actually a good thing?
(Yeah, I do know that labor unions are not always unequivocally good and sometimes they act more like middle management than as representatives of the workers... but democratizing the workplace seems like a no-brainer for any socialist project.)
Thoughts?
Its honestly an interesting topic. Ie the marshal law in poland in the early 80s. Trade unions did a general strike to protest the communist government due to their bowing down to the US and IMF which lead to austerity and industries basically collapsing. It was an example of the communist state failing to block imperialism and an overall failure to maintain order. There was no good state actor in that situation and is an obvious sign of the late failings of the USSR, especially in regard to regional control outside of Russian boarders.