Episode 175: Labor Strikes, Part V: Boogeymen and Backlash

 
 

As labor made its gains in the early 20th century, the companies they were agitating against embarked on a concerted campaign to co-opt, malign and marginalize any dissidents. One particular target was the IWW, which the companies soon managed to turned into villains in the public imagination, despite them doing very, very little.

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Episode 174: Labor Strikes, Part IV: A Qualified Victory