The government ran a few large industries, like the railroads and transportation industries. Jews were barred from these jobs and from general civil-service work. Although there was never any law passed to this regard, it was acknowledged and accepted silently. When the government took over and industry or regulation, the jobs Jews had from before were then given to Poles. In 1919, the Compulsory Sunday Rest Law was passed through the Diet, forcing employees/employers to give Sunday off and limit the work week to 48 hours. Hailed as progressive and pro-labor by many Polish parties, this law meant explicitly and implicitly that Jews were going to be forced to work on Saturday, which Judaism forbids, to retain employment. No switching of the 'progressive' rest-day was allowed.
    As the Endejca rose in power, more explicit anti-Jew behavior was encouraged. "Polish-only" guild-like groups were allowed to join together to attempt to force Jews out of businesses, such as the Association of Christian Restauranteurs and the Association of Polish Merchants. They campaigned local governments to take away merchant licenses for Jews. During the Endecja's reign, boycotts of all things Jewish were common. These usually failed, fortunately. Although the Endeks tried threatening Poles who entered, the peasants could not sacrifice the low prices of the Jewish shops for the boycott; ultimately, people still needed things, and the Jewish merchants were ready and willing. Ironically, though, these measures, while claiming that 'all Jews are filthy rich,' ended up making the poor Jews eking out a living even poorer. A Polish diary paints a picture: "Here fifteen, sixteen people live in one room. Here five people sleep in one bed...Leathersticher. Shoemaker. Barber. They all live this way...it is against such people that the scoundrels in student's attire move...The slogan of economic struggle is raised against the paupers of the jewish street. Why look for those responsible [for problems] when it is so easy to find them nearby, in a street of the Jewish quarters?"