Is John Gurley of Stanford related to Elizabeth Gurley Flynn?  He got sort of 
heterodox before going emeritus.


On Jan 14, 2013, at 4:37 PM, c b wrote:

> Increased productivity of labor ?
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> https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=570688989612388&set=a.347869171894372.104482.341113802569909&type=1&theater
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> Bread and Roses 1912-2012
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> "Uncle Sam Ruled Out" by Art Young, in Solidarity, June 7, 1913. A
> year after their success in Lawrence, MA, the Industrial Workers of
> the World (IWW) led an industry-wide walkout of Paterson's silk
> industry. The primary grievance was the introduction of the four-loom
> system, _which raised productivity and profits while lowering wages
> and increasing unemployment for the workers_ (emphasis added -CB). The
> IWW maintained a high spirit of solidarity among a diverse,
> multi-ethnic workforce. Also as in Lawrence factory owners and police
> attempted to break that solidarity through harassment and violence.
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> Paterson’s mayor passed an ordinance outlawing public meetings and
> prohibited demonstrations and the formation of picket lines. New
> Jersey's ‘riot act’ gave police the right to dissolve any meetings
> addressed by "outside agitators."
> Assisting the police in the task of driving out the IWW were
> Paterson's silk manufacturers, who employed a private army of
> detectives who were responsible for the murder of two workers. "Uncle
> Sam Ruled Out" is an illustration of the impudence with which
> Paterson's silk manufacturers violated the principles of the US
> constitution to protect their profits from the workers. laborarts.org
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