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May Day 1916 – When anthracite mineworkers earned the 8 hour workday

Posted on May 1, 2019April 30, 2019 by Jake Wynn

On May 1, 1916, miners in the Coal Region earned the 8 hour workday, successfully ending decades of advocacy and protest.

Posted in Anthracite mining, IndustryTagged 1916, 8 hour day, anthracite, Anthracite mining, Labor, Luzerne County, May Day, Organized Labor, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, United Mine Workers of America1 Comment

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