


Why is labour important?
From the 8 hour work day, to health and safety and even child labour laws, you can thank the effort of a union, strikes and labour organizers.
T̶h̶e̶ ̶l̶a̶b̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶m̶o̶v̶e̶m̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶N̶o̶r̶t̶h̶ ̶A̶m̶e̶r̶i̶c̶a̶ ̶b̶e̶g̶a̶n̶ ̶a̶s̶ ̶a̶ ̶r̶e̶s̶p̶o̶n̶s̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶c̶h̶a̶n̶g̶e̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶i̶n̶d̶u̶s̶t̶r̶i̶a̶l̶i̶z̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶.̶ ̶U̶n̶i̶o̶n̶s̶ ̶u̶n̶d̶e̶r̶s̶t̶o̶o̶d̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶a̶l̶t̶h̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶o̶w̶n̶e̶r̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶c̶a̶p̶i̶t̶a̶l̶,̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶f̶a̶c̶t̶o̶r̶i̶e̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶l̶a̶n̶d̶,̶ ̶w̶e̶r̶e̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶f̶i̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶m̶o̶s̶t̶,̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶w̶a̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶w̶o̶r̶k̶e̶r̶s̶ ̶m̶a̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶m̶a̶j̶o̶r̶i̶t̶y̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶d̶u̶c̶t̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶w̶e̶a̶l̶t̶h̶ ̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶i̶r̶ ̶w̶o̶r̶k̶.̶ ̶T̶h̶e̶ ̶r̶e̶a̶s̶o̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶b̶o̶s̶s̶e̶s̶ ̶w̶e̶r̶e̶ ̶a̶b̶l̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶m̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶f̶ ̶s̶o̶ ̶h̶a̶n̶d̶s̶o̶m̶e̶l̶y̶ ̶w̶a̶s̶ ̶b̶e̶c̶a̶u̶s̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶u̶r̶p̶l̶u̶s̶ ̶v̶a̶l̶u̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶y̶ ̶c̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ ̶e̶x̶p̶l̶o̶i̶t̶ ̶f̶r̶o̶m̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶w̶o̶r̶k̶e̶r̶s̶'̶ ̶l̶a̶b̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶a̶f̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶c̶o̶s̶t̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶m̶a̶t̶e̶r̶i̶a̶l̶s̶.̶ ̶T̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶s̶u̶r̶p̶l̶u̶s̶ ̶v̶a̶l̶u̶e̶ ̶c̶a̶n̶ ̶s̶t̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶s̶e̶e̶n̶ ̶t̶o̶d̶a̶y̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶t̶r̶a̶t̶i̶f̶i̶c̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶w̶e̶a̶l̶t̶h̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶a̶l̶l̶ ̶i̶n̶d̶u̶s̶t̶r̶i̶e̶s̶.̶
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From the 8 hour work day, to health and safety and even child labour laws, you can thank the effort of a union!
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From the 8 hour work day, to health and safety and even child labour laws, you can thank the effort of a
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union! From the 8 hour work day, to health and safety and even child labour laws, you can thank the effort of a union!