No, it’s not close to true. Feel free to pick up literally any book about it. The labor movement far predates any “government backing,” Teddy Roosevelt, or Woodrow Wilson.
Stop talking nonsense. — Xtrix
What's that? — Tate
One thing you do need to understand about the American labor movement is that it only existed in the first place due to federal backing, originally by Teddy Roosevelt and then Wilson. In Wilson's case it was in line with his progressive Christianity. — Tate
: I have met people physically disabled by Starbucks. They qualified, even in this regressive government, for disability. Serving coffee. — Moliere
The government, in the USA at least, has been mostly anti-labor and pro-capitalist.
— Moliere
Since the 1980s, yes. Before that, no. — Tate
Well, then I'd say I think you're an engineer who has decided to edit the history books to suit your preferred outlook, and that you do not want to know that working people *forced* the government to help them in far-reaching ways. — Moliere
But there are people who are still cleaning, stocking, etc. And they are suffering. — Moliere
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