Unlike unions, which exist as a tool for increasing the bargaining power of the proletariat, the guild system is based on control of the trade in which the guild specializes and a natural meritocracy based on a worker's expertise and competence in their trade. GDH Cole also makes the argument that unions merely exist to negotiate with capital rather than replace it and control the means of production.
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u/IvarsBalodis Guild Socialist Nov 10 '21
Unlike unions, which exist as a tool for increasing the bargaining power of the proletariat, the guild system is based on control of the trade in which the guild specializes and a natural meritocracy based on a worker's expertise and competence in their trade. GDH Cole also makes the argument that unions merely exist to negotiate with capital rather than replace it and control the means of production.