The 8 hour day [0] did not happen because employers were nice, it was a hard, often bloody, fight in countries all over the world. Spain put it into law in the

The 8 hour day [0] did not happen because employers were nice, it was a hard, often bloody, fight in countries all over the world. Spain put it into law in the 16th century, most of the world didn’t get it until the early 20th century. Increases in productivity probably help, but you could say the same thing about the last 30 years — a time when globally wage growth has been flat for most. Time again, history shows labor rights are demanded not given, except for the few industries where people are most valuable asset of a company. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight-hour_day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight-hour_day