Today in 1906 - domestic workers call for 68 hour week

Domestic workers call for 68-hour week

1906 Domestic workers call for 68-hour week

At a meeting in Wellington, Marianne Tasker and supporters established a domestic workers’ union, hoping to use the Liberal government’s Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act to force employers to improve pay and conditions. Central to their demands was a 68-hour working week. Read more...

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