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Assigned Blog Chapter 9 Fair Wages

Posted by 5Joseph on October 27, 2009 at 4:00pm

Before the Progressive era-In 1824 New Zealand created the first minimum wage laws.During the Progressive era-In 1912 Massachusetts created the first minimum wage laws for women and children.Franklin Roosevelt supported minimum wagesIn 1914 Henry Ford paid his workers $5.00 a day.Now-On July 24th, 2009 the minimum wage changed to $7.25 an hour from $5.15 an hour.Sources-http://www.calcxml.com/do/pay04http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage_law

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Mr. Bruns November 15, 2009 at 4:15pm

Only two sources, no pictures and brief overall.

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