 Cusack was known for his fair labor practices and amicable relationships with his employees, and was most proud of the fact that, in a city known for labor strikes, his workers never walked off the job.In his day as a sign painter, Cusack remembered getting $8 a week in wages.By the time he sold his business to a New York banking syndicate in 1924, he was paying his workers $10 to $15 a day.