Just a friendly reminder that people had been beaten, shot at, bombed and attacked by the US military for the things you listed.
Employers were not willing to give those concessions without a fight.
Employers were not willing to give those concessions without a fight.
Today, they don't have to fight. They can offshore, outsource, or automate your job. There are a lot more options these days then there were back then...
These all boil down to the same thing. Firing the offending laborer. So really we haven't advanced far since the 1850's.
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This is why Anti-Unionists get so pissy about Unions blocking people from being fired. It removes the main power owners have over their workers.