Today in Labor History Jan 13 Constitutional amendment endbrutally overworking children in factories

[Omaha Steve]

January 13


The original Tompkins Square Riot (pictured above). As unemployed workers demonstrated in New York's Tompkins Square Park, a detachment of mounted police charged into the crowd, beating men, women and children with billy clubs. Declared Abram Duryee, the Commissioner of Police: "It was the most glorious sight I ever saw..." - 1874

And this: January 13, 1874 - The original Tompkins Square Riot took place. As unemployed workers demonstrated in New York's Tompkins Square Park, a detachment of mounted police charged into the crowd, beating men, women and children indiscriminately with billy clubs and leaving hundreds of casualties in their wake. Commented Abram Duryee, the commissioner of police, "It was the most glorious sight I ever saw . . ."

Chicano citrus workers strike in Covina, CA - 1919

(Exact date uncertain) As the nation debates a and fields, constitutional amendment to reign in the widespread practice of brutally overworking children in factories U .S. District Judge G.W. McClintic expresses concern, instead, about child idleness - 1924

Labor history found here: http://www.unionist.com/today-in-labor-history & here: http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?history_9_01_13_2010

[old mark]

1. See, those idle children are now wasting their time with TV and "school" when they

could be working in the lead mines for $1 a day. This is why god hates America and Obama is a socialist.

rec.

mark