In 1850 the average work week was 70 hours, in 1900 the average work week was 60 hours and in 1920 the average work week was 50 hours. In the 1840s unions began working for a 10 hour day. Agitation for the eight hour day began after the Civil War. Congress passed an eight hour law on June 25, 1868, but it was largely ignored.
Customers subscribing to eligible Triple Play bundles will receive the new, 3x faster Performance Pro speeds, and all new and existing customers with Blast! speed tiers will have their speeds go from 105 Mbps to 150 Mbps, an almost 50 percent increase.
Comcast and other Internet service providers are boosting speeds as customers demand more from their online connections. Update: Some customers have reported they haven't yet seen the faster speeds. Comcast now says it may take up to 48 hours for the speed boost to be available throughout the region. Comcast began boosting its Internet speeds for many Oregon customers Tuesday morning by 50 percent, but you need to reset your modem to take advantage of it. The Performance Pro tier is going from 50 to 75 megabits per second, and the premium Blast Pro service jumped from 105 to 150 Mbps.