HIST 1F96 Lecture : Labour Lecture Oct. 19.doc
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Disassociation off the labour process from the kills of the workers. Use management"s acquired monopoly over the knowledge of the work process to control each and every step of the labour process and it"s mode of execution. Management to dictate what is to be done, how it is to be done, and exact time allowed for it to be done. The example of schmidt time and motion study of pig iron loading at bethlehem steel real person, real name. He loaded 92 pound iron slabs from the yard onto train. They used to move 12. 5 tons of steel a day. Henry noll decided (after scientific work) that the loaders should be able to move al- most 4 times more steel every day (1,156 per day) - (every 30 seconds) Management took schmit and instructed him on exactly how to move the steel (about 60% higher pay) Schmidt is now paid 1. 85 dollars a day (was only 1. 15 dollars a day.
