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I agree, I really like this reading. It really showed the difference of opinions between the workers and those in charge. It is much closer to reality, the boss always seems to think things are better than they really are. The workers really had to fight hard to stand up for themselves so that they would not be replaced.-- Kellye Sorber | I agree, I really like this reading. It really showed the difference of opinions between the workers and those in charge. It is much closer to reality, the boss always seems to think things are better than they really are. The workers really had to fight hard to stand up for themselves so that they would not be replaced.-- Kellye Sorber | ||
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| + | The only thing more surprising than H.K. Craig's apparent ignorance about the employee unrest, was the revelation that those same employees could be easily replaced (as Kelly pointed out above) just like the machinery. In both of these writings exhibit a desperate struggle to defend their positions as the newly-created middle management. With the new division of labor, came the need to manage that labor. And as these letters show, these managers immediately began defending the system that gives them their standing. -Sean B. | ||
== Frederick Douglass, Beaten in Baltimore == | == Frederick Douglass, Beaten in Baltimore == | ||
