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Today in labor history: Fair Labor Standards Act signed by Roosevelt
June 25, 2014Senator Hugo Black, author of the law, initially proposed a 30-hour week. Close to 700,000 workers were benefited from the legislation.
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It’s political: Library cards
June 25, 2014Here's a simple way for you to help spread the ideas of an author you respect, and be a political activist at the same time: use your library card.
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Unite Here aims to grow union membership among low wage workers
June 25, 2014Delegates from all over the country, representing some 270,000 Unite Here members, are converging on this city June 25-27 for the union's constitutional convention.
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Mother Jones memorial ready for rehab
June 25, 2014The 78-year-old memorial to labor organizer and hell-raiser Mary Harris "Mother" Jones is ready for rehabilitation, the Illinois AFL-CIO announced.
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Another problem for Gov. Christie: lawsuit for failure to pay pensions
June 24, 2014The workers all say Christie did not make a required $900 million payment to the state and local workers' pension plan. He wants the workers to shoulder the load, instead.
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