Classes of Mail
Classes of Mail
Alan Gegax
Chris Persampieri Discusses Labor History and the 8-Hour Day
1 hour 21 minutes Posted Oct 14, 2026 at 12:52 pm.
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Chris Persampieri (Next Generation Carriers) and I had a wide-ranging discussion about the fight of organized labor to achieve the 8-hour workday. There were riots, strikes, and social movements that gave workers a share of the wealth being created by industrialization and automation. In the intervening century, we've given most of those gains back.