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“Autonomous Workman”

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Gregory Kealey refers to the term “Autonomous Workman” in his article “Honest Workingman.”  The term is used in regards to skilled workers in the late nineteenth century. These workers had significant control over the quantity and quality of products, the method of wage payment, wages and hours, hiring, and conditions of work.

However, by the early twentieth century, scientific management came into conflict with the control of the “Autonomous Workman.”

 

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August 5th, 2011 at 7:40 pm

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