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> You have a very rose-tinted view of the historical business world. Indeed. We're only a few generations removed from a time when we had companies enlisting p
by hnaccount141 5y ago
> You have a very rose-tinted view of the historical business world.
Indeed. We're only a few generations removed from a time when we had companies enlisting private armed security forces and militias to violently break strikes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-union_violence_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-union_violence_in_the_Uni...
- SamuelAdams 5y agoAlso in the early 1900’s it was still legal in some states to use child labor. That was only 3-4 generations ago.