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Nine-panel black-and-white cartoon titled "A Brief History of Corporate Whining," with caricatured business owners complaining. 1842: "If workers can legally STRIKE, no business will be able to survive!" 1887: "Give BLACKS an entire DOLLAR for a day's labor? Might as well burn my business to the ground!" 1912: "Worker deaths are TRAGIC, but ANTI-SWEATSHOP laws would be the DEATH of industry in America!" 1915: "When…

A Brief History of Corporate Whining, 1842 to Now

A nine-panel cartoon shows employers claiming that strikes, child labor bans, the 40-hour week and safety laws would ruin business. A history-class-style look at labor rights.

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Nine-panel black-and-white cartoon titled "A Brief History of Corporate Whining," with caricatured business owners complaining. 1842: "If workers can legally STRIKE, no business will be able to survive!" 1887: "Give BLACKS an entire DOLLAR for a day's labor? Might as well burn my business to the ground!" 1912: "Worker deaths are TRAGIC, but ANTI-SWEATSHOP laws would be the DEATH of industry in America!" 1915: "When…

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