Items related to An Argument for an Eight-Hour Law (Classic Reprint)
Synopsis
Eight hours of labor for all, with a plan that aims to protect workers while easing change.
This concise address presents a proposed law that limits weekly hours in factories, mines, and workshops, while preserving emergency and experimental work. It argues for a careful, stepwise approach and treats the employer and employee as responsible partners in reform.
- Learn the key features of the proposed statute and how it defines “habitual” work.
- See why the author describes the plan as radical in some ways and conservative in others.
- Understand the reasoning behind focusing on specific industries and the potential for future expansion.
- Explore arguments about leisure, education, public health, and how shorter hours could affect society.
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