> The Luddites that machine-breaking was one of the very few tactics that workers could use to increase pressure on employers, undermine lower-paid competing workers, and create solidarity among workers.

These are just people concerned about how their livelihoods will likely be impacted by new technology. Certainly the owners aren't making allowances to support them during this transition, and so they have to take matters into their own hands.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddite