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April 25, 2024

Today in 1886
The New York Times declares the struggle for an eight-hour workday to be “un-American” and calls public demonstrations for the shorter hours “Labor disturbances brought about by foreigners.” Other publications declare that an eight-hour workday would bring about “loafing and gambling, rioting, debauchery and drunkenness.” 
~ Labor Tribune

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Shocker: 40% of Workers Now Have ‘Contingent’ Jobs, Says US Gov't
Updated On: May 27, 2015
May 27, 2015 | WAR ON WORKERS |  forbes.com  Tucked away in the pages of a new report by the U.S. General Accounting Office is a startling statistic: 40.4% of the U.S. workforce is now made up of contingent workers – that is, people who don’t have what we traditionally consider secure jobs… This report is important because it’s the first time since the Great Recession that the U.S. government has taken stock of how many people are working without the protections that come with traditional, full-time W-2 jobs. Full story…
 
 
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