Most companies are only "progressive" inasmuch it lets them make more money. They'll be whatever you want so long as it lets them sell more stuff. The fact that this is apparently such a shock to people is exactly why they do it.
What are they supposed to do then?
(I get what you mean, but IMO reducing Bismarcks policy too introducing pensions seems way to simplistic. Especially how that worked out a few decades later...)
Sure, sure, Amazon has increased the base rate for their warehouse workers, but it’s clearly not enough.