These are differently structured and run than unions outside of China. There's little recourse for protest and negotiation through them.
Oh I know. But it’s technically called a union, at least. They also funnel the morale budget through it for some strange reason, so the free movie tickets now come from the Union rather than just your employer as before.
Of what value is a union in China? I have seen some of the most deplorable safety tandards that don't even dream of OSHA-tier compliance.
The value of a union in China is profit for the owner of the company and control of worker organization. Going outside the ACFTU worker organization is illegal and punishable.
Ahh so still a holdover from the Soviet system, in a way?