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Omaha Steve

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6. After he fought the union tooth and nail

Reply to Ferd Berfel (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 29, 2016, 11:01 PM

Feb 2016

He once told the workers that if they could get the weeks work done by Thursday, they would get Friday off with pay. They did it. Then he upped the production quota to match what they proved they could do with a little extra effort.

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RobertReich’s sobering msg for wealthy elites: You’ll soon be poor if you keep screwing over workers [View all] Ferd Berfel Feb 2016 OP

While the government keeps printing money Warpy Feb 2016 #1

Hear, hear!!! Moostache Feb 2016 #5

Sadly they don't care and prefer to follow in the footsteps of history. Rex Feb 2016 #2

Henry Ford was a fascist asshole but there was one thing he got right tularetom Feb 2016 #3

ANd paid his workers enough so that they could afford to buy it Ferd Berfel Feb 2016 #4

After he fought the union tooth and nail Omaha Steve Feb 2016 #6

true, and his wife Ferd Berfel Feb 2016 #7