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Labor federation seeks longer work hours and new rights
The American Federation of Labor pursues a 44 hour week for all workers and government employees while opposing Bolshevism. It advocates state colleges for workers and government home building aid, and pushes salaries for returning soldiers. Critics warn these plans ignore the war debt and demand prudent policy. A separate note recalls Gompers defending beer and wine against prohibition and mocks a Cleveland inventor’s car efficiency claim as unlikely.
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