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April 26, 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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As His Term Wanes, Obama Champions Workers' Rights
Posted On: Sep 01, 2015

Sept. 1, 2015 | ECONOMY | nytimes.com  With little fanfare, the Obama administration has been pursuing an aggressive campaign to restore protections for workers that have been eroded by business activism, conservative governance and the evolution of the economy in recent decades… Since he has not been able to advance legislation through the Republican-controlled Congress, Mr. Obama has failed to achieve a number of important goals, most notably raising the federal minimum wage. And many of the recent actions could be undone by a future administrations. At the same time, the economic and political forces pushing in the other direction have proved extremely difficult to overcome. Full story…


 
 
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