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-A Workers Union is an association of workers, which creates a monopoly on the labor power of its members. Unions may be stratified into specific employers or industries. This monopoly on a type of work controls the allocation of workers, which enables collective bargaining with the employer, be it the state or a corporation. Unions receive dues from their members, and they pool this money to perform actions such as strikes and creation of media.
-==Unions under capitalism==
-In capitalism, workers unions fight to improve the working conditions of their members. They may or may not engage in radical political education. In [[What is to be Done?]], [[Lenin]] states that the purpose of unions is to create contact with the working class for a revolutionary purpose. He points out the limitations of "Economism" wherein the stated goals of the union lie within the framework of capitalism.
-==Unions under socialism==
-Under socialism, unions become a much more powerful type of organization, which engages in contact with the state to perform political actions on behalf of their workers.
-The counter-revolutionary union Solidarity is responsible for the re-establishment of capitalism in Poland.