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Jo McDill Reflects on Union Labor in San Francisco
In a critical review, Jo McDill argues that San Francisco’s union dominated governance undercuts nonunion workers and replaces one oppressive master with another. He cites Ray Stannard Baker and describes union tactics, forced exclusivity, eight hour days, and rising costs while condemning mobs, boycotts, and suppression of opposition.
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Ray Stannard Baker
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