Automatic deductions from paychecks are the primary way unions fund political campaigns and ending that financing mechanism would ease unions stranglehold on political decisions.
As the stranglehold of the agricultural elites eased, new urban industrial leaders acquired more influence nationally, and the middle class began to show some strength.
While many boatbuilding companies are corporately owned and carry a lot of debt, a combination that can create a stranglehold, were fundamentally a debt-free company.