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Waclav Wolak 1884 - 1972

Waclav Wolak of Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa was born on June 15, 1884, and died at age 87 years old in May 1972.
Waclav Wolak
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa 52404
June 15, 1884
May 1972
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Waclav Wolak's History: 1884 - 1972

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  • 06/15
    1884

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    June 15, 1884
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  • 05/dd
    1972

    Death

    May 1972
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    Waclav Wolak lived 14 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1884, in the year that Waclav Wolak 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 1894, Waclav was merely 10 years old when on April 21st, a coal miners' strike closed mines throughout the central United States. The Panic of 1893, and the resulting depression, hit coal miners hard and the miners only struck for 8 weeks - they couldn't afford to live without their wages any longer.
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