Axiom of Limitation of Size implies Axiom of Union?

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On The Wikipedia page for Axiom of limitation of size it states that this axiom can be used to prove the axiom of union: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axiom_of_limitation_of_size

It implies the axiom schema of specification, axiom schema of replacement, axiom of global choice, and even, as noticed later by Azriel Levy, axiom of union[2] at one stroke.

I understand the first three axioms mentioned, but I haven't been able to find anything regarding the axiom of union. Does anyone know how this axiom implies the other? Thanks in advance.

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Never mind, I did a little more searching and I finally found the information I was looking for. Sorry for the hassle. Here's where I found it: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2315201?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

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Let $S$ be any set, and for each $s\in S$, take a nonempty set $s'$ such that there is no surjection $s\to s'$ (e.g., $s'=P(s)$). Then by König's theorem, there is no surjection $\bigcup S\to \prod_{s\in S} s'$. By limitation of size, this implies $\bigcup S$ cannot be a proper class, since any proper class surjects onto $V$ (and hence onto any nonempty class). That is, $\bigcup S$ is a set.