[code-is-code]

No this is not a good thing. Binding workers right to political views is dangerous and other countries show that unions can work without any party propaganda.

[Griffinsauce]

This is so confusing, "workers rights" is political by definition.

Aligning to a party can be argued, I'd say it's best to break things up into policies more than "teams" but still.

[djrobstep]

Why is it bad for unions to support political parties, but fine for shareholders?

[ForHackernews]

Fighting for "workers rights" is a political position.

Maybe you're making a distinction between party politics (e.g. endorsing specific candidates) and pushing for general policies, but I think it's incoherent to claim that labor unions are apolitical.

[nicky0]

The point is that joining a union shouldn't necessitate supporting a certain political party.

[maxehmookau]

It doesn't. You can join a non-affiliated union or even opt-out of political campaigning and contributions.

It's just not all that common.

[nicky0]

That's good then.