First, an unskilled worker can be easily replaced but another factor would be for the simple fact the manager most likely has the most experience in the field.
Their were an abundance of them dying from “the fever” and getting sick from poor treatment
Yes. The Great Depression was certainly a threat to American democracy as it opened people to consider the possibility of communism as an alternative system that would solve their problems which included high unemployment and poverty levels resulting from the economic downturn.
