The Conscience of a Conservative · Character
Big Labor
Organized labor unions portrayed as a threat to individual worker freedom.
minor
Also known as Big Labor, Labor, its
First appearance: Freedom for Labor
Big Labor's tie to Narrator is one of the pressures that moves The Conscience of a Conservative—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Identified as wielding excessive economic and political power, forcing compulsory unionism and spending members' dues on political campaigns without consent.
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With Narrator (rivalry): The narrator portrays Big Labor as a coercive, anti-freedom force opposing conservative principles. With The Kremlin (psychological): Big Labor is portrayed as being manipulated by or aligned…
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Psychological
- Other
Character groups
- Political Forces and Factions
- Protagonist
- Historical and Political Figures
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This passage serves as the dramatic climax because it escalates the conflict from a policy debate to a high-st…
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- Narrator
rivalry · negative
The narrator portrays Big Labor as a coercive, anti-freedom force opposing conservative… How this plays out →
- The Kremlin
psychological · negative
- Conservatives
rivalry · negative
Relationship notes
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See Big Labor in Freedom for Labor