The Ten-Hour Day

Episode 9 of the Solidarity Forever podcast, hosted by Roscoe Mathieu, titled "The Ten-Hour Day" was published on May 14, 2024 and runs 20 minutes.

May 14, 2024 ·20m · Solidarity Forever

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The ten-hour day, "six to six" with an hour for breakfast and an hour for supper, was the key fight of the late 1830s. Championed by the National Trades Union and the mill-girls of Lowell, the movement for a ten hour day would win some, and lose some, until it all came to a head in 1840. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The ten-hour day, "six to six" with an hour for breakfast and an hour for supper, was the key fight of the late 1830s. Championed by the National Trades Union and the mill-girls of Lowell, the movement for a ten hour day would win some, and lose some, until it all came to a head in 1840.

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