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Harold J. Laski: Again, a body of miners might, in my judgment, justifiably strike if they believed that some part of a pit to which they…

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Again, a body of miners might, in my judgment, justifiably strike if they believed that some part of a pit to which they were to be sent was in fact too dangerous for coal to be hewed there without an alteration of the physical conditions of mining in that particular place.
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Harold J. Laski

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He believes miners have a right to strike if they face unsafe working conditions, advocating for worker safety.

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