Today in Labor History (July 3-7) July 3: Children, employed in - TopicsExpress



          

Today in Labor History (July 3-7) July 3: Children, employed in the silk mills in Paterson, N.J., go on strike for 11-hour day and 6-day week. A compromise settlement resulted in a 69-hour work week (1835); Feminist and labor activist Charlotte Perkins Gilman born in Hartford, Conn. Her landmark study, "Women and Economics,” was radical: it called for the financial independence of women and urged a network of child care centers (1860). Published by the Metropolitan Washington Council, an AFL-CIO "Union City" Central Labor Council whose 200 affiliated union locals represent 150,000 area union members. JOSLYN N. WILLIAMS, PRESIDENT.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 12:02:04 +0000

Trending Topics



Recently Viewed Topics




© 2015