Talk:Eight-hour day movement

New South Wales Eight Hours Act?

I've googled it and come up with nothing. Furthermore, http://www.actu.asn.au/About/Tradeunions/default.aspx lists no such act, or anything in 1916. Could someone look deeper into this?--122.106.144.143 (talk) 11:02, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Inconsistency

The inconsistent and contradictory dates, facts and arguments in the Wikipedia postings for May Day, Labor Day, the Haymarket strike/riot, and the eight-hour workday are amazing. I love that people are making entries, but the academic oversight -- if only for the sake so factual consistency -- is sadly lacking.—preceding unsigned comment by 63.204.50.125 (talk • contribs) 08:53, 30 July 2005 (UTC+11 hours ) This is Wikipedia; Fix it yourself instead of just complaining about liberal bias.—preceding unsigned comment by 24.218.17.203 (talk • contribs) 09:26, 15 December 2005 (UTC+11 hours )

Japan?

Why did this idea never spread to Japan? "Japanese work environment" says 46 hours is the norm. But many workers in Japan work 6 days a week and very long office hours. It would be nice to see a section on this here. ... Seabhcan 15:44, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Uk

The UK section definitely needs expansion. I will attempt such efforts though help would be much appreciated.SpaceManDoom (talk) 21:25, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

I think you face grave difficulty because the situation is indeed complicated, and the articles on slavery provide inadequate support for an accurate reflection of the situation in the UK during the 18th and 19th centuries. I can't see how you can avoid mentioning the enclosures acts, which directly effected the pattern of labout throughout Britain and the hours worked, the movement into the cities during the industrial revolution (one must always remember to ask why they fled the land in such numbers) which seems to have paradoxically improved the lot of the working classes materially by enforced regulation. It would also be necessary to mention that the lot of an agricultural labourer and the hours he was forced to work were not pleasant and in many cases the families of these labourers were little better that the farmer's slaves. Stone picking in the Cotswolds was a common requirement for every member of a family and it was not unusual for a family to lose their home because they had not collected sufficient stones to meet the farmer's liking. There are also days spent on parish tasks, such as repairing roads, which went largely unrecorded and it should also be remembered that schools were not quite the kind hearted wonders of the age. The school in Fairford, Gloucestershire records a number of days on which there was no school because the local farmers demanded that all the children present themselves for unpaid work in the fields, particularly during harvest.

In other words, heaven knows where you start! But if the help of a complete beginner (even at this late stage) is of any use, count me in.

Drg40 (talk) 17:48, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

Child care problems

Do you think it would be good here, or somewhere, to discuss the problems parents have had with finding child care? It's such an important topic but no one has said much about it, that I've seen. Stars4change (talk) 03:26, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Also, since parents have to work 8 hours, plus one hour for lunch, plus 1-2 hour commutes, that means child care workers have to work 10-11 hours a day, of "hard labor," sometimes one adult for 2-5 kids. Many care givers go thru that as a parent & then grandparent in child care without much adult interaction for their entire life (that's oppression). Stars4change (talk) 05:21, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

"Eight Hours Day"

"Eight Hours Day", presumably referring to the holiday, redirects here, but is not covered per se. It may be good to address it here, but if not, the reader would be better served by having "Eight Hours Day" redirect to either Labour Day#Australia or Australian public holidays#Labour Day, both of which explain what Eight Hours Day is. Jim (talk) 20:41, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

"40 Hour Work Week vs 8 Hour Day?"

It says here that the 40 hour workweek movement and the 8 hour day movement were the same thing...is that true? There is no mention of this in any source. Did only having to work 40 hours a week coincide with the eight hour day? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.196.244.130 (talk) 22:40, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

IT's TIME!

200 years ago, our ancestors won 8 hours per day work 8 hours recreation and 8 hours rest.

Today, unemployment is common because some of us are working more than 8 hours per day. Some of them are working more than 12 hours per day and call it "career"!!!

It's time to demand 6 hours per day, 30 hours per week. It's time to have a life. To raise our children, to communicate, to participate, to free our selves from new slavery. [twitter:#30HpWEEK] http://30HpWEEK.tk

Common people create jobs. --Filippos2 (talk) 18:27, 3 January 2013 (UTC)