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Harold J. Laski: Without some alternative which attempts to secure attention for a just result--I know of no such alternative--the…

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Without some alternative which attempts to secure attention for a just result--I know of no such alternative--the infliction of hardship on the community seems to me the sole way, even if an unfortunate way, to the end the trade unions have in view.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski believes that without alternatives, inflicting hardship is the only way for trade unions to draw attention to their cause.

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