April 26

April 26
The U.S. House of Representatives passes House Joint Resolution No. 184, a constitutional amendment to prohibit the labor of persons under 18 years of age. The Senate approved by the measure a few weeks later, but it was never ratified by the states and is still technically pending - 1924
(The Worst Children’s Jobs in History: The next time your children complain about having to help with the dishes or mow the lawn, put this book in front of them.  The “good old days” for kids offered jobs ranging from chimney sweep to cesspool cleaner, from tooth-donor(!) to turnip-picker, from manure-shoveler to matchbox maker—and much more. This book will tell you things you probably didn’t want to know about the back-breaking realities of being a child in the past.)

On the orders of President Roosevelt, the U.S. Army seizes the Chicago headquarters of the unionized Montgomery Ward & Co. after management defies the National Labor Relations Board - 1944

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