The effect was more pronounced in countries with larger Communist Parties. Capitalism did not reduce working hours on its own.
Saw this on twitter.
Link to the book pdf: Reforming to Survive: The Bolshevik Origins of Social Policies
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this kinda thing sort of still happens.
I knew a guy that delivered groceries, and the workers for the same mega-corp in CA unionized.
And I asked the guy if they were going unionize here. And he said why bother he and his workers just got a raise.
I looked at him and said, “And you can thank your coworkers risking their biscuit for your raise. Have a nice day.”
Some people.
That line of thinking is exactly what management was counting on when they gave everyone else a (probably pretty meager) raise
