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The first minimum wage proposed by President Franklin Roosevelt was 25 cents an hour, but it was shot down by Congress. Three years later, in 1938, an act was approved that instated that same wage. So, to answer your question, for much of the 1930's, there simply wasn't a minimum wage, then, for the final two years, it was 25 cents an hour. Due to the depression most people took whatever they could get in an effort to survive.
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What was the v minimum wage in 1930?
In 1930, there was no federally mandated minimum wage in the United States. The Fair Labor Standards Act, which established a national minimum wage, was not enacted until 1938. However, some states and cities had their own minimum wage laws in place during that time, but these varied widely and were not uniformly enforced.
What is the minimum wage in Kansas?
The minimum wage is $7.25, the same as federal minimum wage.
Did they have a minimum wage in the 1800s?
there was no minimum wage then:)
Minimum wage in the 1920s?
what was the minimum wage in the 1920
What is the minimum wage in Italy?
italy does not have a minimum wage
What is the minimum wage in Delaware?
The minimum wage in the state of Delaware is $7.25 an hour.
What is the minimum wage in Idaho?
The minimum wage in the state of Idaho is $7.25 an hour, the same as the federal minimum wage. This minimum wage was enacted in 2007.
What is the minimum wage in US 2007?
minimum wage differs from states to states... there are even some that have NO minimum wage whatsoever.
What year did minimum wage start in the UK?
the year that minimum wage started was 1938
What was the minimum wage in th 1920s?
There was no minimum wage in that era
What is the minimum wage in Eurasia?
Eurasia, as a whole, does not have a minimum wage.
How do you say the minimum wage is more?
higher minimum wage
