There is an excellent book on the history of the Baldwin Locomotive works that describes a method in the early days of the company that the unorganized craft labor would bid on assembly and manufacturing tasks... if I recall, it weighed productivity, quality, and the cost of the contract.
It was rather fascinating how much power and opportunity an individual Craftsman had before organized labor came along.
“It was rather fascinating how much power and opportunity an individual Craftsman had before organized labor came along.”
Unions reward mediocrity.
My dad worked there. then before it closed he went to work at atlantic oil ref. There is a statue of Baldwin at city hall in philly. I walk by it alot and pray for those days again.