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by pjc50 2367 days ago
Professional organisations are middle class, while unions are working class.

(Per downthread, the dividing line is really "if your organisation comes into conflict with the state, does the fight happen in a courtroom or on the street?")

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> Professional organisations are middle class, while unions are working class.

I see a lot of hemming and hawing about "the middle class," but I don't think it has any real meaning. What defines the middle class and how is the working class excluded from it? Are you using "the middle class," as a substitute for a professional/managerial class?