However, the individuals who worked for Wood was living below the poverty line while he lived lavishly. The mill workers were …show more content…
The Wood mill bonus system did not inspire them either, this was a way for them to speed up their work implemented by the owners themselves. Moreover, Lawrence was certainly not the worst mill in the country, but it was not in the best condition to be living and working in. The workers started doing meetings with their individual nationalities to discuss possible strike against the mill owners. Furthermore, 100 Russian, 350 Italian and 350 French Canadian went back to their native land because of the treatment they received at the mills. Some individuals expressed that mill workers treated them like dumb cattle (pg.