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1862-1945
"This is the first great problem of modern
democracy...how to get a fair living by reasonable hours of work leaving enough
leisure for both childhood and manhood."  |
Professor John R. Commons
of the University of Wisconsin was a creative force behind innovative concepts
of social legislation involving trade unionism and collective bargaining.
Commons was knows as the "spiritual father" of Social Security. Virtually all
progressive social and labor legislation enacted in this century can be
attributed to him or to those students and colleagues he inspired.
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