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That was the first association.
Elara’s lawyer, the man from the Collective, stood up. He held up the Constitution. “Freedom of association,” he said, “is not a gift from an employer. It is a right inherent to human dignity. To forbid workers from speaking to one another about their shared conditions is to treat them not as people, but as machines. And machines do not have rights. But these women are not machines.” freedom of association
Mr. Kall looked up from his paperwork. His face, accustomed to obedience, twitched in confusion, then hardened into displeasure. That was the first association