To: wagglebee
IIRC, it was the ILGWU that was the force behind child labor laws. In fact, I believe they are still crowing about it, complimenting themselves for their deep humanity but not mentioning that they competed with child labor and got higher wages by destroying the children's right to work. Neither did they mention why children should not be free to work. We hear of all the abuses, but not the other side, namely, that some of those kids needed to work to support themselves or their families. When that freedom was taken away from them they were put in orphanages or foster homes or such, and subject to more abuse than ever. They were turned into wards of the state.
343 posted on
12/06/2006 5:38:55 AM PST by
T'wit
(Using the right word instead of the almost-right word is like getting laid instead of laid off.)
To: T'wit
344 posted on
12/06/2006 5:44:17 AM PST by
wagglebee
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