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Celebr ating

American
Labor

Join us.
Happy Inter-
national Change America.
Wor ker’s Day ! It is the purpose of the Tech De-
mocrats is to promote the diver-
May 1st, or May Day, is a
celebration of the labor sity of ideas in the political arena,
movement and the pro- achieve high standards of citizen-
gress that they have ship, improve our understanding
brought to the world.
of democratic processes, develop
America’s Labor Day is in
responsibility in the individual,
September, and Interna-
tional Worker’s Day is a
and promote involvement in the
global movement to cele- community affairs. We are set
brate workers across the upon stimulating intellectual con-
planet. versation regarding political agen-
das in the TTU community.

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YOUR RIGHT S LABOR THROUGH MODERN DAY LABOR
Fair St andar ds HI S T O R Y UNIONS
Labor Act Labor Supports Our
1938: Set the United States Troops
work week at 40 hours. Anything American labor is one of the driving
over that is considered overtime, forces behind America’s military
by federal law. You cannot be might. The AFL encouraged its
fired for refusing to work more members to join the military in
T V and Mov ies
than 72 hours in a seven day World War I. A large amount of
period. military equipment was made by
labor unions during the world wars,
A ge Discrimina- and continues to support our mili-
tary today.
tion in Employ-
ment Act American Labor Against
Communism
1967: Employers cannot use age
American labor unions, including
as a basis for hiring.
the United Auto Workers, the
Engineering
T itle VII of the American Federation of Labor and
the Congress of Industrial Organiza-
Civ il Rights Act tions, supporting NATO, the Truman
Doctrine, and the Marshall Plan.
1964: Illegal to discriminate
based on race or color, religion, American Labor Sup-
sex, and national origin ports Civil Rights
Many American labor unions
worked in active support of the civil
rights movements of the 50s and
60s.
Automobiles

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