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Alvin Pelton 1884 - 1969

Alvin Pelton of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota was born on September 30, 1884, and died at age 84 years old in August 1969.

Alvin Pelton

Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota 55403

September 30, 1884

August 1969

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In 1884, in the year that Alvin Pelton was born, on May 1st, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions - a US association - first resolved that "eight hours shall constitute a legal day's labour from and after May 1, 1886, and that we recommend to labour organisations throughout this jurisdiction that they so direct their laws as to conform to this resolution by the time named." Previously, workdays would consist of 10 to 16 hours a day - 6 days a week. It would take years before the 8 hour workday became common practice - and longer before it became a law.

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In 1907, he was 23 years old when the Monongah coal mining disaster occurred on December 6th, happening at the Fairmont Coal Company’s No. 6 and No. 8 mines.. Over 361 miners were killed. Because there was no breathing apparatus at the time to help rescuers, recovery efforts were greatly hampered. It is considered the worst mining disaster in American history and led to government oversight in mining practices.

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