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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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Thousands of Fight for 15 Protestors Rise Up in 340 Cities Across US
Posted On: Nov 30, 2016
Nov. 30, 2016 | WORKERS' RIGHTS | Thousands of Fight for 15 supporters chanted, marched, sat in and got arrested in 340 cities across the US on Tuesday, declaring that they won’t back down no matter who is in the White House. Tuesday’s largest protest – the fast-food movement’s 12th one-day strike – was a far cry from four Novembers ago when the Fight for 15 held its first one-day strike. That day, just 200 workers walked out in one city… theguardian.com (Note: The Fight for $15 movement has expanded to include airport workers, childcare workers, home-care aides, Uber drivers, adjunct professors, and more.) Related: Fair wage fight stretches across the U.S.
 
 
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