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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hayman" data-source="post: 368417" data-attributes="member: 52867">From what I have read, part of the pay was in tokens, part in cash. Whether that was to tie the workers into using only the company shop/s, or to do away with the need for having unnecessary amounts of cash that needed to be kept secure and accounted for is akin to the “terrorist or freedom fighter” argument.I had jobs where part of my wages went direct to the person providing my accommodation; at one I was paid £5 a week, but I only got £1∙50p (actually £1 - 10s) in cash.When I was in the army, there was what was called the PRI Fund. A small sum was taken each week and paid into an account to be used for the general benefit of the unit. Any soldier could object to the deductions, but he would then not be eligible to attend free any event paid for by the fund. That could have been seen as akin to the token system.Automatic deductions from workers’ pay for union subs – especially in closed-shop factories, mines etc – is/was along the lines of payment by tokens. When I worked in Australia – actually on the survey for a diamond mine – union membership was assumed, if not compulsory.</blockquote>

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