“In Georgia where children work day and night in the cotton mills they have just passed a bill to protect song birds. What about the little children from whom all song is gone?”
February 24 U.S. Supreme Court upholds Oregon state restrictions on the working hours of women, justified as necessary to protect their health. A laundry owner was fined $10 for making a female employee work more than 10 hours in a single day - 1908 Women and children textile strikers beaten by Lawrence, Mass., police during a 63-day walkout protesting low wages and work speedups - 1912 Congress passes a federal child labor tax law that imposed a 10 percent tax on companies that employ children, defined as anyone under the age of 16 working in a mine/quarry or under the age 14 in a “mill, cannery, workshop, factory, or manufacturing establishment.” The Supreme Court ruled the law unconstitutional three years later - 1919 CLICK BELOW FOR SAT/SUN HISTORY... It’s a protest bonanza this morning, with one against Donald Trump at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center and the other against Scott Walker at the Washington Post in downtown DC. Both start at 9a; see BELOW for details. Protest Scott Walker in DC Fri, February 24, 9am – 11am; The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington, DC 20071 Protest Trump speech at CPAC Fri, February 24, 9am – 11am; Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, 201 Waterfront St, Oxon Hill, MD 20745 A protest against Wisconsin governor Scott Walker is planned for Friday morning, starting at 9a in front of the Washington Post. Walker sparked massive popular protests after he stripped public sector workers of their union rights in Wisconsin. He’s being interviewed by the Post about how governors like him are shaping the national policy agenda. Click here for details. photo courtesy Politico |