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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.
Read moreMother 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.
Read moreToday in labor history: Title IX enacted
June 23, 2014Title IX prohibits federally funded educational institutions from discriminating against students or employees based on sex.
Read moreMother Courage of Clallam County remembered
June 23, 2014She stood her ground. She never left Daddy's side. She did not flinch. She was Mother Courage.
Read moreToday in labor history: The 1937 “Women’s Day Massacre”
June 19, 2014On June 19, 1937, police in Youngstown, Ohio, used tear gas on women and children, including at least one infant in his mother's arms, during the historic strike at Republic Steel.
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