so I just hit "reply" and does everyone see it or do you edit?

You raise some really interesting questions Virginia. The tension between striking and not, or between paying your workers crap wages and going out of business because your competitors were undercutting you was very real, and there are not many stories about people from this time period who were wrestling with these issues in a deep way.

As an educator I love to imagine how the story would have been different if someone else had told it. Thanks for raising these questions!