February 18

Faced with 84-hour workweeks, 24-hour shifts and pay of 29 cents an hour, fire fighters form The International Association of Fire Fighters. Some individual locals had affiliated with the AFL beginning in 1903 - 1918 Faced with 84-hour workweeks, 24-hour shifts and pay of 29 cents an hour, fire fighters form The International Association of FireFighters. Some individual locals had affiliated with the AFL beginning in 1903 - 1918Also on this date: One of the first American labor newspapers, The Man, is published in New York City.More info & ammo for unionists is availableonline from Union Communication Services.

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