Date: October 7, 1977
Subject: Minimum Wage
Description: Passage of the bill to raise the minimum wage from $2.30 an hour to $2.65 on Jan. 1, 1978, to $2.85 on Jan. 1, 1979, to $3.05 on Jan. 1, 1980, and make other changes in minimum wage and overtime coverage. Increases in the minimum wage force employers to increase prices or to lay off employees, particularly the young and minorities.
Result: Bill Passed, 63-24
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