In the short term such strategies worked, but one must question the long term consequences . As black laborers were antagonized by this system, they began to act as strike breakers. This, in turn, had the effect of weakening the unions designed to support worker rights in the first place. It disagrees with Split-Labor Theory in that it argues that it is the capitalist, not the white workers who gain because of discrimination . This happens because the labor force is, itself, divided because of discrimination.
Racial division weakens the labor movement.
The consequence was a weakening of unions and a loss of wages for both. Eventually, under FDR, unions realized their folly and began to opposed discrimination. They come to see each other as the enemy and, therefore, fail to recognize their common self-interests . They are unable to help each other influence the political process. This material has two main thrusts.