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by walshemj 4861 days ago
MM ever worked in a traditional factory type setting? all the workers collectively do this and if you not you would get sent to Coventry.

And this is tame compared to what used to happen back in the 70's in engineering "go slows" and backhanders paid in brown paper envelopes - I was told "even the tea boy got £900" about a 1/3 of the average wage at the time.