Systemic issues/consequences don't need conspiracy to manifest, they're a manifestation of misplaced incentives/causes. I don't think OP implied any conspiracy on any part.

I'm sorry to get the big name out, but. It's really part of the Marxist framework that there's mostly no willful conspiracy against the worker class, the balance of power is a result of a complex but understandable system, with some corrupt actors but they don't need to be, they just have conflicting incentives.