Labor unions today: "we'll help you organize and take the legal steps to get fair treatment."
Labor unions in 1912: "take this rifle. If your boss doesn't comply with our demands, shoot him and blow up his mansion."
One of these two approaches gets immediate results.
unfortunately they're worse
(cw: rape) https://okcfox.com/news/local/norman-councilperson-says-she-was-intended-target-after-neighbor-is-raped