Ha Ha 8-) Nice history lesson! The author left out the most probable hypothesis of why it didn't happen though: ownership kept all that extra productivity and

Ha Ha 8-) Nice history lesson! The author left out the most probable hypothesis of why it didn't happen though: ownership kept all that extra productivity and kept working labor just as hard for no more money. The author left out that same option in the concluding statement: Some of them might have just been saying that productivity could be much higher, regardless of whether that turned into shorter working hours, higher wages, or a combination of both ... or neither, all of the money can be diverted to "shareholder value". This is fact the way it's almost always been. Only in situations where labor has been highly organized has the outcome be any different, i.e. workers benefiting from productivity increases.