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Chris Persampieri Discusses Labor History and the 8-Hour Day

Chris Persampieri Discusses Labor History and the 8-Hour Day2 days ago1 h 21 min

Chris Persampieri (Next Generation Carriers) and I had a wide-ranging discussion about the fight of organized labor to achieve the 8-hour workday. There were riots, strikes, and social movements that gave workers a share of the wealth being created by industrialization and automation. In the intervening century, we've given most of those gains back.