A phalanx of Pinkertons, Thompson guns at the ready, stand off against armed, striking workers at a picket line. Tensions are high and it feels like a firefight could break out at any moment. Suddenly, a rich industrialist takes to his balcony, bullhorn in hand.
"If you break up this picket line and return to work immediately you will all receive 15 minutes a week in the company ball pit!"
Instantly the miners drop their placards and rifles, shuffling back into the dark depths of the mine as they weep with catharsis at all of their problems finally being solved. Finally, good management has prevailed.
A coal mine in Appalachia, 1924.
A phalanx of Pinkertons, Thompson guns at the ready, stand off against armed, striking workers at a picket line. Tensions are high and it feels like a firefight could break out at any moment. Suddenly, a rich industrialist takes to his balcony, bullhorn in hand.
"If you break up this picket line and return to work immediately you will all receive 15 minutes a week in the company ball pit!"
Instantly the miners drop their placards and rifles, shuffling back into the dark depths of the mine as they weep with catharsis at all of their problems finally being solved. Finally, good management has prevailed.