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Why A Requirement To Bathe Every Day Before Lunch Caused A Railroad Workers Strike

In the 1890s, an unusual labor dispute took place in New York when rail workers didn’t like being told they had to wash themselves before heading home for food every day

Andrew Martin
4 min readApr 27, 2024

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Andrew Martin

Dabbler in history, investing & writing. Master’s degree in baseball history. Passionate about history, diversity, culture, sports, investing and crypto.