Скачать или смотреть The Brutal Fight for 8 Hours: A Labor History

The history of the 8-hour workday is written in blood. Did Henry Ford invent the 40-hour work week, or was the 8-hour workday won through the violent Haymarket Affair and labor unions?

The 8-hour workday feels normal today. But less than 150 years ago, "just" 8 hours was a radical demand that people were beaten, jailed, and executed for during the Industrial Revolution.

In this episode of System Explained, we rewind the story of how workers fought to put a limit on the boss’s control of their time – from brutal 12‑hour shifts to the Haymarket Riot in Chicago.

We explain the violent battles that finally made the 8-hour workday the global standard and debunk the myth that corporations gave it to us willingly.

Key topics covered:

The truth about Henry Ford and the 8-hour workday.

The origins of May Day and the labor movement.

How the Fair Labor Standards Act solidified the work week.

Why modern technology is destroying the 8-hour limit.

⏱ Chapters:
00:00 The 8‑hour lie we live with
00:30 Industrial Revolution working conditions
02:15 Strikes, Haymarket Affair, and the bomb
04:02 Executions and the myth of “anarchy”
07:40 Did Henry Ford invent the 8-hour day?
09:30 How phones stole our time back

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