#Union

Collective bargaining is the ritual in which companies and workers face off across a table to wage a psychological war over wages and conditions. Both sides chant the mantra of "compromise" while secretly trying to unnerve their opponent. The endless cycle of demands and concessions resembles a marathon that only multiplies exhaustion. The final agreement is celebrated not for its achievement but for the relief of its conclusion, as both parties know they must return to the same table tomorrow. Beneath the veneer of dialogue lies the ever-looming battlefield of the next round.

A labor union is an officially recognized circle where employees unite to hold a ‘negotiation party’ over wages and benefits. Intended to stand against capitalists, it often morphs into a coffee-and-snacks exchange at the bargaining table. While planning a strike disguised as a collective day off, resolutions are habitually postponed under the guise of budget constraints. Thus, union members perpetually pay annual dues to secure both a sense of belonging and repeated opportunities for idle chatter.

Love marriage is the act of signing life’s most binding contract while wearing rose-colored glasses of infatuation. It prioritizes emotional fireworks over familial spreadsheets, turning parental opposition into a badge of honor. Though its climax resembles a movie scene, the real script is written in negotiations and household budgets. Ultimately, it’s a gamble investing capital called love for unpredictable returns and occasional losses.

Marriage is the ceremony of signing on an unsecured bond called love, where two individuals offer their freedom as collateral like traded stocks. The photographs of the big day capture happiness, yet countless unseen cracks are quietly etched beneath the surface. Cohabitation often becomes a stage for negotiations of power and concessions, sometimes sparking small wars. They say that fighting and reconciling deepens love, but in reality memories and wallets often get worn thin instead. Yet people still throw themselves into this so-called union, chasing the dream of forever.

Union-busting is the corporate rite of passage that identifies labor unions as obstacles to profit and methodically eradicates them. It masquerades as a cold strategy to silence the so-called “noisy masses”, while hiding behind the guise of efficiency. It exposes the dark underbelly of social structures that justify the whims of the powerful and proves that worker solidarity is the ultimate threat. This two-pronged tactic is capitalism’s most elegant dance of dominance.