| Dark_Lord_2008 said: "Let them eat cake!" All Unions were banned and voting was banned under both Nazi Germany and Communist Russia, totalitarian dictatorships oppose democratic Unions that represent the workers interests. Unions fight for workers right for a fair day's pay for a fair day's work. Time and time again it has been proven the corrupt and incompetent management made reckless decisions, rewarded themselves with huge annual pay increases and bonuses regardless of the performance of the company. The rights and freedoms workers take for granted in a democratic society were fought for by Unions between the late 19th century to the mid 20th century. |
Unions were a central part of the Bolshevik Revolution that led to the rise of communism in the USSR, and trade unions became an official part of the government. They weren't banned in the USSR, they were a core part of the one party state.
In contrast, being that Fascism is the "Third Way" and represents a mix of communism and capitalism (think China today) the Nazi's were in direct ideological competition with the Communists and banned unions to prevent the communists from using them to start a revolution to overthrow the government.
Even in the western world today, if you go into a meeting of communists you will find the leadership and members of some of the largest unions. As union leaders, when a state is over-thrown and the union becomes an official governmental body they will gain a lot of power and wealth.
