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March 29

Ohio makes it illegal for children under 18 and women to work more than 10 hours a day - 1852

March 29

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march 28

Members of Gas House Workers? Union Local 18799 begin what is to become a 4-month recognition strike against the Laclede Gas Light Co.

march 28

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March 27

Mother Jones is ordered to leave Colorado, where state authorities accuse her of ?stirring up?

March 27

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March 26

San Francisco brewery workers begin a 9-month strike as local employers follow the union-busting lead of the National Brewer?s Association and fire their unionized workers, replacing them with scabs.

March 26

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March 25

Toronto printers strike for the 9-hour day in what is believed to be Canada?s first major strike - 1872 First ?Poor People?s March? on Washington, in which jobless workers demanded creation of a public works program. Led by populist Jacob Coxey, the 500 to 1,000 unemployed protesters became known as ?Coxey?s Army? - 1894

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March 24

Groundbreaking on the first section of the New York City subway system, from City Hall to the Bronx.

March 24