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On this day in Labor History

February 1, 1968
The federal minimum wage increases to $1.60 per hour - 1968
December 15, 1967
The U.S. Age Discrimination Employment Act becomes law. It bars employment discrimination against anyone age 40 or older - 1967
December 15, 1967
Meeting in its biennial convention, the AFL-CIO declares “unstinting support” for “measures the Administration might deem necessary to halt Communist aggression and secure a just and lasting peace” in Viet Nam - 1967
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