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…productively. By that logic, certain labor practices common in undemocratic countries, such as child labor, prison labor, and denial of the right to form unions, can be seen as unfair trade practices—and, potentially, violations of WTO principles that trade should…

…. In these industries, it banned oppressive child labor and set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and the maximum workweek at 44 hours.1 Forty years later, a distinguished news commentator asked incredulously: "My God! 25 cents an hour! Why all the fuss?" President…

…day, a minimum wage, arbitration rather than strikes, health and safety laws, equal pay for equal work, and no child labor under the age of fourteen, However, the Knights of Labor was a relatively weak organization, and eventually fell apart. In 1886…

…, that spearheaded the drive for public education for every child. The labor movement, indeed, has served as a force for American progress. Now, in 2000, as the American trade union movement looks toward its second century, it takes pride in its first "century…

…campaigning for a 10-hour workday and against child labor. The unions received a favorable response by many state legislatures. Following these small victories a number of skilled trades began organizing national unions in an effort to improve their wages…

…of the late 19th and early 20th cent. But the union did help secure for its members higher wages, shorter hours, workmen’s compensation, laws against child labor, an 8-hr day for government employees, and the exemption of labor from antitrust legislation (see…

…, unions did not have to fear conspiracy charges. UNION STRUGGLES In the next two decades, unions campaigned for a 10-hour working day and against child labor. A number of state legislatures responded favorably. In 1851, for example, New Jersey passed…

…to fear conspiracy charges. UNION STRUGGLES In the next two decades, unions campaigned for a 10-hour working day and against child labor. A number of state legislatures responded favorably. In 1851, for example, New Jersey passed a law calling for a 10…

…decision was widely accepted. For many years following this decision, unions did not have to fear conspiracy charges. In the next two decades, unions campaigned for a 10-hour working day and against child labor. A number of state legislatures responded…

…. It was their right to organize, he said. Shaw's decision was widely accepted. For many years following this decision, unions did not have to fear conspiracy charges. In the next two decades, unions campaigned for a 10-hour working day and against child labor…