March 17, 2016 The Fight for the 8 Hour Day

On this day in Labor History the year was 1890.  That was the day that the executive council of the AmericanFederation of Labor decided that the Carpenters union should lead a nationalcampaign for the eight-hour day. The cry “eight hours for work, e…

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