The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-12-15
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the success of this, that the other political or
ganization but when the campaign is over and the
party has trumphed, notice that labor through
it's trades unions is obliged to struggle just as hard
for increased wages, shorter hours of labor and
better working conditions
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and unjust course. We claim this right more for
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other reason. It is far better that a union that
persists in hasty, arbitrary and unjust methods
should fail, then that the whole movement should
suffer because of that unions mistakes
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