Today in Labor History Feb 5 Clinton signs the Family and Medical Leave Act Circuit City fires 3,900

[Omaha Steve]

February 5

First daily labor newspaper, "N.Y. Daily Sentinel", begins publication - 1830

The movie Modern Times premieres. The tale of the tramp (Charlie Chaplin) and his paramour (Paulette Goddard) mixed slapstick comedy and social satire, as the couple struggled to overcome the difficulties of the machine age, including, unemployment and nerve wracking factory work, and get along in modern times - 1937

President Bill Clinton signs the Family and Medical Leave Act. The law requires most employers of 50 or more workers to grant up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for a family or medical emergency - 1993

In what turns out to be a bad business decision, Circuit City fires 3,900 experienced sales people because they're making too much in commissions. Sales plummet. Duh. - 2003

Labor history found here: http://www.unionist.com/today-in-labor-history

[MrModerate]

1. At least the Circuit City debacle served as an object lesson to (some) other employers. n/t

[Kaleva]

2. Title gave me the impression the two were connected.