Chapter
Surveillance of Workers in the Early 1900s
26:10 - 31:10 (05:00)
The Pinkertons provided companies with surveillance of workers who might want to unionize, starting an organized program of spying on employees. The services were also used as a way to punish workers and ruin their lives.
Clips
This transcript describes how an employer used employee benefits as a tool for control.
26:10 - 30:05 (03:55)
Employee Benefits
Summary
This transcript describes how an employer used employee benefits as a tool for control. The employer guaranteed a social safety net to the permanent employees which he later used to convince the employees not to strike.
ChapterSurveillance of Workers in the Early 1900s
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PodcastBehind the Bastards
James “Slippery Jim” Crump was the first person to implement a program of snooping and espionage against workers in his company, decades before corporations like the Pinkertons used surveillance against unionizing workers.
30:06 - 31:10 (01:04)
Corporate Espionage
Summary
James “Slippery Jim” Crump was the first person to implement a program of snooping and espionage against workers in his company, decades before corporations like the Pinkertons used surveillance against unionizing workers.