You are a worker from 1910, in a dangerous industry like the timber trade or shipbuilding. Your boss, the owner, who is already wealthy, gets even richer off of you and your fellow workers. Meanwhile, you labor for 10 hours a day, 6 days a week, under horrible conditions for menial pay. Do you become a Wobbly? Why or why not? What are the pros and cons of becoming a Wobbly?

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Carla Lozano

11 March, 11:37

You are a worker from 1910, in a dangerous industry like the timber trade or shipbuilding. Your boss, the owner, who is already wealthy, gets even richer off of you and your fellow workers. Meanwhile, you labor for 10 hours a day, 6 days a week, under horrible conditions for menial pay. Do you become a Wobbly? Why or why not? What are the pros and cons of becoming a Wobbly?

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Mallory Kaufman · Answer 1

becoming a "wobbly " means that your work environment has taken a toll. pros : more %$ for your family ... cons: long cancer, and other debilitating disease from inhaling fumes, etc. lung, blood, etc ...