Chapter 613: Containment
The capitalists had yielded, and the Da Ke'er Textile Mill strike was satisfactorily resolved.
This was the inevitable outcome. Workers did not ask for much these days; they struck only so they could support their families. Once the capitalists were willing to compromise, the strike naturally came to an end.
Yet the repercussions had only just begun. The victory of the Da Ke'er Textile Mill workers had undoubtedly stirred up workers elsewhere and strengthened everyone's resolve to fight for better benefits and treatment.
This was no longer Austria's problem alone. Within barely a month, the wave of strikes had spread across the entire European Continent. No industrial nation could remain untouched.
Faced with the increasingly intense labor movement, Franz was also considering countermeasures. How to establish an effective mechanism that protected the interests of both labor and capital had become the Vienna Government's greatest immediate problem.
With interests involved on every front, Franz could not afford to be careless in formulating policy.
Labor Minister Majori hurried in. "Your Majesty, something has happened. The police in Venice have gone on strike too."
"Police on strike?" Upon hearing the news, Franz suspected there was something wrong with his ears. Workers striking was commonplace, but this was the first time he had heard of government employees going on strike.
Suppressing his anger, Franz asked, "What is their reason for striking?"
Deep down, he had already made up his mind to act against Venice's bureaucratic clique. They could not even keep their own people in line; they were simply a bunch of useless fools.
Labor Minister Majori said, "The workload is too heavy. They have gone an entire month without a day off, and they are also demanding a pay raise."
After the strike movement erupted, police personnel everywhere had come