@liamdv4 I'll agree there was a lot of toxicity in the union movement in the 1970s. In my first job, you had to be a member of the union to get the job, and you were fined if you didn't attend union meetings. But as the only place the time and place of the next meeting was publicised was at the preceding meeting, if you weren't in the clique you couldn't find out where the meetings were going to be so you couldn't attend.

I *still* think #TradesUnion are a good thing, though!