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eight-hour day N

eight-hour day

восьмичасово́й рабо́чий день m

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For many years the eight-hour day was confined to craft tradesmen and unionized workers. en.wikipedia.org

It used lobbying to secure wage and protective legislation, workmen's compensation, sanitary regulation of workshops, and the eight-hour day. en.wikipedia.org

He approved of the eight-hour day and opposed child labor. en.wikipedia.org

It struggled for the eight-hour day, achieving a nine-hour work day in 1905. en.wikipedia.org

Freedom of assembly, speech, press, and religion were decreed and an eight-hour day for government employees was established. en.wikipedia.org

He argued that the federal minimum wage laws, unemployment benefits, eight-hour day rules, and overtime requirements hindered economic recovery. en.wikipedia.org

This meeting is seen as the genesis of the eight-hour day movement. en.wikipedia.org

The eight-hour day was declared for all workers. en.wikipedia.org

Smith and the other mine owners agreed to return to the eight-hour day. en.wikipedia.org

The agreement established the eight-hour day and dramatically raised wages to 65 cents per ton. en.wikipedia.org

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