Today in Labor History Aug 20 Federal employees became the first workers to enjoy the 8 hour work da

Omaha Steve

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Today in Labor History Aug 20 Federal employees became the first workers to enjoy the 8 hour work da

http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?history_9_08_20_2009

August 20, 1862 - Federal employees became the first workers to enjoy the eight-hour workday, after Congress approved legislation on this day in 1862. However, it wasn't until 1923, when the Carnegie Steel Corporation instituted an eight-hour workday, that the movement for a shorter workday took hold. Subsequently, President Franklin D. Roosevelt made the eight-hour workday a part of his New Deal legislation.

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Sancho

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Thu Aug-20-09 05:17 PM
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1. This world we live in owes a lot to the unions that set the standards!

The reminders are priceless!

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