Yes, standing up for yourselves. Such a dick move. I mean, god forbid someone assert their rights. God forbid someone actually fight to preserve their right not to be exploited. God forbid people actually get paid for work rather than wind up at the company store–you know, where we were before the unions.
Things that happened on the order of 100 years ago are of limited value in convincing people of the continued value of a given organization or concept.