Mike is an illiterate, it seems, because unions (so, the will of the workers collectively) in dangerous industries have long said "safety first" as a slogan at their jobs. They do this because the workers fucking care about safety. No one wants to be maimed and unable to enjoy life/continue working.

Mike is literally thinking (being generous there) of this in 1840s industrialist mindset. I wonder how he feels about age laws for labor making child labor illegal or highly restricted... oh he already gave an opinion there. He's pro child murder. What about the (still too long) 8 hour standard work day or 40 hour week in the US? Hey why not just roll back to 14 hours, 6 days a week HALF DAY on Sunday- thank you, boss! The kids can work, everyone in the household will work, and you'll just eventually die on the floor of some hellhole decades before a natural death would've occurred.

Mike won't care. History of labor doesn't exist to these types of dumbasses. Anti-labor, anti-humanity, pro-capitalist, pieces of dogshit.