The factory workers were working long hours for very little pay,although they knew that the company was making good profits.When the management announced that a reduction in pay was necessary to keep the factory open,the workers were so angry that they staged a protest and refused to let anyone into the building.Whose social theory was reflected in this protest?

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Karl Marx's social theory focuses on the struggle between the working class and the capitalist class. The workers' protest against a reduction in their pay, despite the company making good profits, reflects this struggle and Marx's ideas about the exploitation of the working class by the capitalist class.

The Factory Workers Were Working Long Hours for Very Little