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Why Do We Have Weekends? - Robert Reich [View all]
In the late nineteenth century, many workers labored 7 days a week, sometimes up to a grueling 100 hours in poor conditions.
Workers in the mining, printing, and railroad industries eventually won 8-hour workdays.
Then came Frances Perkins, and with her, the 40-hour work week.
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