They existed though! For example, during the first era of the KKK, the Knights of Labor existed and the only restriction on membership was that you couldn’t be a banker, politician, or lawyer. Black members were welcomed from the start, Mother Jones learned to organize with them too.
Because they had a big part to play in the start of the organized labor movement. Most textbooks have an interest in making history seem like today was an inevitable outcome instead of long and difficult struggles of the working class
They existed though! For example, during the first era of the KKK, the Knights of Labor existed and the only restriction on membership was that you couldn’t be a banker, politician, or lawyer. Black members were welcomed from the start, Mother Jones learned to organize with them too.
Can we bring this back, but for like every facet of society?
Be careful with what you wish for, you might get exactly what you want.
I’ll wish extra hard.
Why don’t we hear about them more?
Because they had a big part to play in the start of the organized labor movement. Most textbooks have an interest in making history seem like today was an inevitable outcome instead of long and difficult struggles of the working class