On this day, 26 December 1904, a strike began in Baku, now Azerbaijan, when metalworkers walked out with numerous demands including an eight-hour day, pay increases and Sundays off from work each week. Within five days most enterprises in the city were shut down, including the crucial oil industry, with regular protests and clashes with security forces. In contrast to an unsuccessful strike the previous year, this time they held out until January 12, when employers and workers reached the first collective agreement in the history of the Russian Empire. In particular the workers achieved a nine-hour day, with four paid days off each month, a pay increase and better living and working conditions. https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/2171311806387291/?type=3
Georgia Republican Congressman Drew Ferguson, who endorsed a Texas lawsuit questioning votes during the 2020 election, has been found to be voting in the wrong district.
An investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution revealed that the GOP rep sold his home in Troup County, even though he moved from there back in April.
When The Atlanta Journal-Constitution tried reaching out to the congressman, they received no response.
His spokesperson said simply that he “was registered to vote in his hometown” and “is currently in the process of transitioning his residency.”
