The Helghast Workers Union Party is a political party from the planet Gyre.
History[]
The Helghast Workers Union Party is led by former high ranking members from Scolar Visari's government. The party's leadership were responsible for protecting Hera Visari during her time in exile on Gyre following after the murder of Scolar Visari during the Second Extrasolar War.[1]
The party gained political momentum in 2390 during Gyre's labor crisis in which disaffected Helghast laborers protested against the Gyre government for better working conditions. The government was unable to address the issue and controversially acquitted factory owners who were accused of criminal negligence, resulting in the protests turning violent and Gyre's major cities fell into civil disobedience. Pressured by the violence in which the planet's military was unable to quell, the government was forced into negotiations with the Workers Union Party.[2]
Eventually, the Aldridge administration was ousted in a no vote of confidence from opposition parties and allowing the Workers Union Party to taking control of the government after winning in a landslide election in July 2390.[1][3] The Workers Union Party initially promised to implement much needed labor reforms, but was incapable of fulfilling them and leading to protests against the party. Rather than addressing the problem, the Workers Union Party instituted a state of repression against its own people who elected them into office.[4][5]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vektan Daily, "Sad Day for Gyre"
- ↑ Vektan Daily, "Government Offers Deal"
- ↑ Helghast Daily News, "Workers Victory!"
- ↑ Helghast Daily News, "Bloody Unrest in Gyre"
- ↑ Vektan Daily, "The Grass Isn't Greener on Gyre"