eight-hours

Updated: August 16, 2026

For, though there is supposed to be by law an eight-hours day, extended to ten in certain vital industries, the wage paid for it is not a living wage, and there is nothing to prevent a man from undertaking other work in his spare time. But the usual resource is what is called "speculation," i.e., buying and selling.

Bertrand Russell - The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism