Rights of labor laws enacted since 1894 in Indiana
Indiana’s republican era produced labor reforms advancing wage earners interests. The 1895 to 1901 acts cover factory inspection, child labor limits, mine safety, wage floors, mortgages exemptions, fire escapes, ventilation, mine maps, streetcar vestibules, weekly wages, and labor arbitration. The state builds a robust labor framework with commissions and enforcement to curb abuses.
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Florence Kelley
Illinois
Consumers’ League
Kelley
United States
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Office of Inspector of Mines
Labor Day Proclamation by Governor Durbin in 1902
Governor Durbin proclaims Monday September 1 1902 a legal holiday Labor Day urging suspension of normal business and factory closures to let workers enjoy the day and celebrate the nation s industrial progress and shared welfare.
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Durbin
United States
Records Compared History Federal Legislation in Labor Interests
A historical overview arguing Republicans led labor reform after the Civil War. It credits Republican congresses with abolition of peonage, alien contract labor bans, national trades unions, and the Department of Labor, and notes wide Republican dominance in state labor protections. It contrasts Democratic leadership with Republican-state progress in hours, child labor, women’s work, and convict-made goods.
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Republican Congresses
United States
Department of Labor
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