An historic 1889 invitation to a breakfast in the Town Hall, Birmingham, England from the Amalgamated Society of Gas Workers (Union) to celebrate the reduction of workers hours to 8 hours a day. Union officials at that time were Eli Pain (President), R Toller (Vice President), Councillor Bloor (Treasurer) & W F Beston (Secretary). The unions full name was the Amalgamated Society of Gas Workers, Brickmakers and General Labourers

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