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October 01, 2026

Today in 1831
 Baltimore seamstresses went on strike. While not a epoch-changing event in American labor history, it is a good moment to get into the everyday drudgery and struggles of urban antebellum white women workers, issues that are a lot more important in the lives of the working-class than brief revolutionary moments that capture the romantic attention of modern radicals. That’s particularly true to understand white women’s labor, a group of workers often left out of our popular discussions of labor history. Learn more. 

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State’s Essential Workers Deserve More Protections on the Job
Posted On: Feb 16, 2021
Feb. 16, 2021 | OPINION | […] The experience I and so many other essential workers have had the past 10 months convinced me to get involved in trying to pass the Maryland Essential Workers Protection Act in the General Assembly. This bill would go a long way toward making sure workers are treated fairly by requiring employers to provide a safe working environment and adequate protective equipment. It would also mandate $3-per-hour hazard pay moving forward for frontline workers required to work during an emergency and would give workers paid leave to quarantine or take bereavement leave... Maryland Matters
 
 
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