Monday, June 10, 2013

Today in Labor History

June 10  --  Union Communications Services, Inc.2013.06.10history-kennedy

Unions legalized in Canada - 1872

U.S. Supreme Court rules in Anderson v. Mt. Clemens Pottery Co. that preliminary work activities, where controlled by the employer and performed entirely for the employer's benefit, are properly included as working time. The decision is known as the "portal to portal case" - 1946

President Kennedy signs a law mandating equal pay to women who are performing the same jobs as men (Equal Pay Act) - 1963

 ....via  Working Class Heroes

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