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Debate over minimum wage for fast food restaurants in California

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Debate over minimum wage for fast food restaurants in California

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Unions in California want to restrict the use of technology

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Unions in California want to restrict the use of technology

When the Industrial Revolution broke out in 18th-century Britain and machines replaced manual labour in the production of goods, many of the textile workers affected responded by attacking and disabling the machines. The rebels became known as Luddites, named after “General Ned Ludd” or “King Ludd,” a mythical figure who lived in Sherwood Forest. In […]