nostr:npub1jzl56fga8qfp850358cf00v7fk9h4yxxlq4zvd66jgvsckuadzvql2wlth nostr:npub1t9thr33vvjt7j6p5mqn7rgxyut5wv4phtann5sjrgqh5hsnzcn7sexs4m5 

That was certainly part of it. Labor protections were a lot worse back in those days - we should remember to thank unions for all the advances we've had since then.

Also, I am _extremely_ leery about nostalgia for "the good old days", due to examples like this one.