Hick and Miller Fail to Back New Minimum Wage Law
Iowa's Bourke Hickenlooper and Jack Miller oppose the bill on final passage as USA federation head George Meany hails the measure as a potent weapon in the war on poverty. The act leaves overtime exemptions intact for many agricultural and seasonal processing workers, with complex two 10 week or 14 week periods and 48 hour limits. Livestock auctions and cotton ginning along with tobacco processing retain or gain exemptions from time and a half pay.