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Picnic prompts Democrats to predict sad Nov. 3 for Republicans - Quad Cities Onlines We wouldn't have had an end to child labor. We wouldn't have health care," said U.S. Rep. Phil Hare, D-Rock Island, one of many Democrat candidates at the event. "This is your day." More than a dozen labor unions ... Posted on 7 September 2010 | 12:09 am |
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Things you should know about Labor Day - Gather.com Labor activists eventually ended child labor -- and won better working conditions for adult workers, including the eight-hour work day. Today, though, few schools teach in depth about the labor movement and I doubt ... Posted on 6 September 2010 | 4:38 pm |
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Best Labor Unions History Movies to Watch for Labor Day - Associated Content child labor laws and many other benefits that workers now take for granted. Watch these movies to understand more about how labors unions have impacted our lives. Matewan: (1987-James Earl Jones, Chris Cooper, Posted on 6 September 2010 | 4:17 pm |
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Murt receives disappointing news on child labor law bill - Montgomery Media About a month ago state Rep. Tom Murt, R-152, sent letters to the state’s Department of Labor and Industry as well as the Attorney General’s Office asking how the 6-year-old sextuplets on TLC’s hit ... Posted on 6 September 2010 | 12:57 pm |
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Reviving Workers' Rights in a New Economy - Huffingtonpost.com Advocates of the past successfully worked to prohibit child labor and to create the 40-hour workweek. They closed sweatshops and ended systems of industrial homework, in which factory employees were made to do labor ... Posted on 6 September 2010 | 12:28 pm |