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This week in Labor History - February 25

This week in Labor History - February 25

This week in Labor History - February 24

U.S. Supreme Court upholds Oregon state restrictions on the working hours of women, justified as necessary to protect their health. A laundry owner was fined $10 for making a female employee work more than 10 hours in a single day - 1908

This week in Labor History - February 24

This week in Labor History - February 23

W.E.B. DuBois, educator and civil rights activist, born - 1868

This week in Labor History - February 23

This week in Labor History - February 22

Representatives of the Knights of Labor and the United Mine Workers meet in St. Louis with 20 other organizations to plan the founding convention of the People’s Party. Objectives: end political corruption, spread the wealth, and combat the oppression of the rights of workers and farmers - 1892
 

This week in Labor History - February 22

This week in Labor History - February 21

A state law was enacted in California providing the 8-hour day for most workers, but it was not effectively enforced - 1868
 

This week in Labor History - February 21

This week in Labor History - February 20

This week in Labor History - February 20