April 25
The New York Times declares the struggle for an eight-hour workday to be
“un-American” and calls public demonstrations for the shorter hours
“labor disturbances brought about by foreigners.” Other publications
declare that an eight-hour workday day would bring about “loafing and
gambling, rioting, debauchery and drunkenness” - 1886
IWW Marine Transport Workers begin West Coast strike - 1923
The Rev. Ralph David Abernathy and 100 others are arrested while
picketing a Charleston, S.C. hospital in a demand for union recognition -
1969
Supreme Court rules that employers may not require female employees
to make larger contributions to pension plans in order to obtain the
same monthly benefits as men - 1978
SOURCE: Union Communications Services, Inc.
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The deforestation of hardwood timber forests is taking place faster than any regeneration efforts underway.
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