On the recordOctober 10, 1948
One of them is the Fair Labor Standards Act which, for the first time in our history, set a floor under wages in the form of a minimum wage.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “One of them is the Fair Labor Standards Act which, for the first time in our history, set a floor under wages in the…”
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Address at the Armory, Akron, Ohio
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