Today in 1886 Newly unionized brewery workers in San Francisco secured a historic victory, winning a 10-hour day, a six-day week, freedom to live outside the brewery, and famously, the right to free beer.
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General Membership Meetings Members in attendance at the May meetings voted to suspend membership meetings for June, July, and August.