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[–] 13 points 5 months ago (3 children)

It has a bit, but far far from what could have been possible (excluding the usa maybe).

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  • [–] 44 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    The improvements were a result of labor struggle, not of the increased productivity.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago*

    There's a lot of improvements that have come about as a result of being technically feasible, in many cases over the objections of the workers.

    E.g. safer working at heights - harnesses, scissor/boom lifts, scaffolding with kick guards and netting.

    In other cases, both the workers and employers wanted improvements. Compare the nose end of a modern truck or freight locomotive with a WW2 era or even 1980s one, for example.

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