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“8 hours for work, 8 hours for rest, and 8 hours for what we will” may be taken for granted now, but it was something our union brothers fought and died for in the 1800s, culminating in the Haymarket affair. We will never forget the sacrifices made to get us to where we are… pic.twitter.com/AelPmn4NOv

— IUPAT (@GoIUPAT) October 1, 2026

A member of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (or IUPAT) describes the events around the Haymarket Massacre and the role that painters' unions played in the aftermath.

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