Given 'Both unions established a foothold in the industry because they represented strategic workers in the apparel production  the skilled cutter working inside manufacturers' plants.', does 'The industry could support the higher rates, but employers didn't want to pay them.' present an opposing view?
Both unions established a foothold in the industry because they represented strategic workers in the apparel production  the skilled cutter working inside manufacturers' plants.###The industry could support the higher rates, but employers didn't want to pay them.