We don't want to work 60, 70 hours a week. We want an eight hour day. And throughout our history, workers stood up and they said, you know what? Children should not be working in factories or in the fields. They should be in good schools. And throughout the years, workers said, we don't want our brothers and sisters dying in factories. We want safe working conditions. (03:07–03:15)
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Asserts that historically, workers advocated for children to attend school instead of working.
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