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I found the Rules and Regulations of the Matteawan Company, 1846 alarming. The prohibition of talking (with exception to work related topics) was especially shocking. It makes me wonder why workers weren't aware or more proactive about obtaining better rights? -- Lon LeSueur | I found the Rules and Regulations of the Matteawan Company, 1846 alarming. The prohibition of talking (with exception to work related topics) was especially shocking. It makes me wonder why workers weren't aware or more proactive about obtaining better rights? -- Lon LeSueur | ||
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| + | I don't know, Lon. A lot of those rules and regs remind me of several jobs that I've held in the past (with the exception of the 'no talking' rule. but you could easily say that they just meant 'stay on topic while at work.') They jusr don't seem as draconion as I though they would be. -- Jeff Phillips | ||
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| + | Also, when I was reading one of the essays after that, I was struck by the fact that the company doors were to be locked during work. This reminds me of that terrible factory fire that killed all of those female employees, and the only reason it was so bad was because the company owners/overseers locked the doors to keep them working, which then led to many deaths. Thank God for OSHA.-- Jeff Phillips | ||
The dichotomy between workers conditions and the development of new technology is fascinating. Although the products these workers make improve other people's lives (like the textile Mill 'Almira' worked in Massachusetts), the technology itself has put workers in bad conditions. Without this technology, are the workers better off? Or are conditions in other industries (like agriculture) just as bad as the conditions put forth by the development of mass industry? -- Lon LeSueur | The dichotomy between workers conditions and the development of new technology is fascinating. Although the products these workers make improve other people's lives (like the textile Mill 'Almira' worked in Massachusetts), the technology itself has put workers in bad conditions. Without this technology, are the workers better off? Or are conditions in other industries (like agriculture) just as bad as the conditions put forth by the development of mass industry? -- Lon LeSueur | ||
