People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1897 — Eight-Hour Day Agitation. [ARTICLE]

Eight-Hour Day Agitation.

Washington, April 21.—The regular quarterly session of the executive council of the American Federation of Labor was opened at the headquarters of the federation in this city Monday morning, and will continue for the next two or three days. The most important subject to be considered at present is the agitation in favor of an eight-hour working day. The plan agreed upon contemplates simultaneous mass-meet-ings throughout the country May 1 to discuss and agitate the question, and the selection of a member from each of the national unions of the country in affiliation with the federation to act as an advisory board.