There is no such thing as free labor right . That doesnt make sense. Could you help us understand, what do you mean, what do scholars mean by free labor . Mr. Luskey thanks for having me on. I appreciate the opportunity to talk about this book. It is a question my students, even after having me teach the concept to them, they still have trouble understanding. Free labor ideology came together as a set of ideas, most clearly in the 1850s, around a new political party, the republican party, and what the ideas at the heart of this ideology proposed was that wage labor, as it existed in northern states, was a superior economic and social system to southern slavery. It was a system, in its ideal form, that allowed workers the opportunity to make a contract with the employer of their choice, and to save their earnings to become independent. And this was something that was not available to enslaved people in the southern states. It is art of an attempt to rehabilitate wage labor, which many w
Our clerk today is victor young. Mr. Young, do you have any announcements today . Clerk yes. Committee members will attend this meeting through Video Conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment will be available on each item on this agenda. Both channel 26 and sfgovtv. Org are streaming the number across the screen. Comments or opportunities to speak during the Public Comment are available via phone by calling 4156550001. The meeting i. D. Is 1466846771. And then press pound, and pound again. Public comment will be available on each item on the agenda sorry. I just repeated myself. When connected, you will hear the meeting discussions but be muted and in listening mode only. When your item of interest comes up, dial star, three to be added to the speaker line. Best practice is to call from a quiet location, speak slowly and clearly, and turn down your television or radio. Alternatively, you may submit Public Comment to
Clerk yes. Committee members will attend this meeting through Video Conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment will be available on each item on this agenda. Both channel 26 and sfgovtv. Org are streaming the number across the screen. Comments or opportunities to speak during the Public Comment are available via phone by calling 4156550001. The meeting i. D. Is 1466846771. And then press pound, and pound again. Public comment will be available on each item on the agenda sorry. I just repeated myself. When connected, you will hear the meeting discussions but be muted and in listening mode only. When your item of interest comes up, dial star, three to be added to the speaker line. Best practice is to call from a quiet location, speak slowly and clearly, and turn down your television or radio. Alternatively, you may submit Public Comment to myself, the rules Committee Clerk at vic r victor. Young sfgov. Org. Chair ronen
Our clerk today is victor young. Mr. Young, do you have any announcements today . Clerk yes. Committee members will attend this meeting through Video Conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment will be available on each item on this agenda. Both channel 26 and sfgovtv. Org are streaming the number across the screen. Comments or opportunities to speak during the Public Comment are available via phone by calling 4156550001. The meeting i. D. Is 1466846771. And then press pound, and pound again. Public comment will be available on each item on the agenda sorry. I just repeated myself. When connected, you will hear the meeting discussions but be muted and in listening mode only. When your item of interest comes up, dial star, three to be added to the speaker line. Best practice is to call from a quiet location, speak slowly and clearly, and turn down your television or radio. Alternatively, you may submit Public Comment to
Welcome to the october 5, 2020 rules committee. I am hillary ronen, chair of the committee. With me on the phone is rules Committee Member gordon mar, and we will soon be joined by supervisor catherine stefani. Our clerk today is victor young. Mr. Young, do you have any announcements today . Clerk yes. Committee members will attend this meeting through Video Conference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment will be available on each item on this agenda. Both channel 26 and sfgovtv. Org are streaming the number across the screen. Comments or opportunities to speak during the Public Comment are available via phone by calling 4156550001. The meeting i. D. Is 1466846771. And then press pound, and pound again. Public comment will be available on each item on the agenda sorry. I just repeated myself. When connected, you will hear the meeting discussions but be muted and in listening mode only. When your item of interest comes up,