The more things change...

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When researching for my railroad, I always find it curious when I run into a tidbit or news article that could have been written last week, but is instead 100 years old.

This has been an interesting conversation, but nachoman, you have hit my nail on the head.

Regarding improved labor conditions, it's apparent that management is no longer treating labor as disposable with the additional comment in my original post: "the consideration of the welfare of the laborers to avoid unnecessary turnover."

Granted, it's a business case (avoiding the expense of turnover), but with a benefit to the worker as well.

Matt