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Don’t forget about the workers’ rights movement that earned us all a fairer workplace. Here are a few quick reads to help you brush up on workers’ rights issues, past and present.
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Why we celebrate Labor Day, a holiday that had a violent start
So long summer of 2018.
You sizzled us, you soaked us, you satiated us. And like every other summer season, your sprint to Monday – Labor Day – seemed a blur….Read more here…
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The searing photos that helped end child labor in America
He arrived at the coal mines, textile mills and industrial factories dressed in a three-piece suit. He wooed those in charge, asking to be let in. He was just a humble Bible salesman, he claimed, who wanted to spread the good word to the laborers inside...Read more here…
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The searing photos that helped end child labor in America
He arrived at the coal mines, textile mills and industrial factories dressed in a three-piece suit. He wooed those in charge, asking to be let in. He was just a humble Bible salesman, he claimed, who wanted to spread the good word to the laborers inside...Read more here…