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Editorial
March 1, 1938
Midland Cooperator
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
Rev. James Myers, Industrial Secretary of the Federal Council of Churches, argues for economic cooperation between farmers and industrial workers, emphasizing linked incomes, higher wages creating markets, collective organization rights, and benefits from consumers' cooperatives.
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"Farmers' incomes and factory payrolls rise and fall together. It is high time that both groups became aware of the common economic ground upon which they must meet. If the city workers had the purchasing power, through higher wages, for more adequate care of their families, farmers would have a ready market.
"The farmer demands and enjoys, through his marketing and purchasing organizations, the same essentially democratic right of organization and collective action as industrial workers secure through their labor unions.
"Particularly in the consumers' cooperative movement, farmers and city workers find common ground which can be of increasing benefit to them both."--Rev. James Myers, Industrial Secretary of the Federal Council of Churches.
"The farmer demands and enjoys, through his marketing and purchasing organizations, the same essentially democratic right of organization and collective action as industrial workers secure through their labor unions.
"Particularly in the consumers' cooperative movement, farmers and city workers find common ground which can be of increasing benefit to them both."--Rev. James Myers, Industrial Secretary of the Federal Council of Churches.
What sub-type of article is it?
Labor
Agriculture
Economic Policy
What keywords are associated?
Farmers Workers Cooperation
Economic Unity
Labor Unions
Consumers Cooperatives
Purchasing Power
What entities or persons were involved?
Rev. James Myers
Federal Council Of Churches
Farmers
Industrial Workers
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Cooperation Between Farmers And Industrial Workers
Stance / Tone
Advocacy For Economic Unity And Mutual Benefit
Key Figures
Rev. James Myers
Federal Council Of Churches
Farmers
Industrial Workers
Key Arguments
Farmers' Incomes And Factory Payrolls Rise And Fall Together
City Workers' Higher Wages Create Purchasing Power And Markets For Farmers
Both Groups Have Democratic Rights To Organization And Collective Action
Consumers' Cooperative Movement Provides Common Ground For Mutual Benefit