Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-05-21 15:45:00 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 45CBBFC18F3CD86E5BB55FBD9D6C166A2169F07A32AFBEE9F69F8473973D9741
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Original Note:
Proposed note is incorrect & its conclusions are misleading: the idea of a 2 day weekend existed in the US well prior to 1914*, and Henry Ford introduced it under pressure from labor unions**. Ford used violence*** to fight unions for decades before caving in 1941. *https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1991/08/waiting-for-the-weekend/376343/ **https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2015/sep/09/viral-image/does-8-hour-day-and-40-hour-come-henry-ford-or-lab/ ***https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-ford-motor-company-won-a-battle-and-lost-ground-45814533/ https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/08/where-the-five-day-workweek-came-from/378870/
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