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Peter Cole

Child laborers in 1909 at Bibb Mill No. 1 in Macon, Ga,

The Law That Changed the American Workplace

The Fair Labor Standards Act was signed on June 25, 1938

The Fair Labor Standards Act was signed on June 25, 1938

President Barack Obama speaks in Chicago on Feb. 19, 2015. Obama used the event to designate Chicago's historic Pullman district a national monument.

Obama Takes a Page From FDR’s Playbook

In helping to resolve a longshore standoff, the President showed that he’s ...

In helping to resolve a longshore standoff, the President showed that he’s learned from history