Welcome to the Dark History podcast. I feel like every day there is some new group of people going on strike. And I’m always like Hell Yeah! Stick it to the man. But then I started doing some research on why there are so many strikes and started reading up on minimum wage and immediately was like bring me my sign, burn it all down. Because believe me, this shit is unbelievable. In today’s episode, we get into the history of minimum wage and talk about how from the very start, it’s been about so much more than money.
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Chapters:
INTRO – 00:00
A COUNTRY WITHOUT STRIKE – 3:47
DYIN’ ON THE RAILROAD – 11:34
SETTING THE STAGE – 25:41
BREAD AND ROSES – 30:03
THE GREAT DEPRESH – 38:31
MINIMUM WAGE… KINDA – 42:22
DYING FOR THE BARE MINIMUM – 50:26
CONCLUSION – 58:02
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Dying for Minimum Wage or Surviving on the Bare Minimum
The minimum wage has long been a source of debate in the United States and other countries. The minimum wage is the lowest wage an employer is legally allowed to pay an employee for their work. In the United States, the federal minimum wage is currently $7.25 per hour. This rate has not been increased since 2009, and many workers are struggling to survive on wages that are too low to cover basic expenses.
The debate over the minimum wage has long been a heated one. Supporters of an increase argue that a higher wage would help lift people out of poverty and create a more equitable economy. Opponents argue that a higher wage would lead to job losses and higher costs for businesses.
Unfortunately, the debate over minimum wage often overlooks the dark history of the issue. In the early 1900s, many workers were forced to work in dangerous and unsanitary conditions for very low wages. They often worked long hours for little pay and faced a variety of health risks. Workers were also often exposed to dangerous substances, including lead and asbestos, and many were injured or killed on the job.
Even today, many workers struggle to make ends meet on minimum wage. The National Low Income Housing Coalition estimates that a full-time worker earning the minimum wage would need to work 99 hours per week to afford a two-bedroom apartment in the United States. This means that many minimum wage workers are forced to choose between paying rent and buying food.
Moreover, many workers are not even paid the minimum wage they are legally entitled to. Wage theft is a serious problem in the United States, with millions of workers being paid less than the minimum wage or not being paid at all. This means that many workers are not only struggling to survive on the bare minimum, but they are also being cheated out of the wages they are owed.
The debate over minimum wage is an important one, and it is essential that we recognize the dark history of the issue. We must ensure that workers are paid a fair wage and are not exposed to dangerous working conditions. We must also ensure that workers are not subject to wage theft and are paid the wages they are owed. Only then can we ensure that all workers can have a fair chance at a better life.
One thing that is really difficult is that if your wage increases do not outpace inflation your hourly wage means nothing. Inflation right now has way outpaces wage increases for anyone I know and now a lot of companies are laying off or not giving a wage increase this year (2023).
Hi Bailey,im living in Québec Canada. The minimum wage is 14.25$ and this may gonna go up 1$.Every year in may its go up.
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7.25 o,g that’s nuts NY it’s 13.50 I think
All raising minimum wage does is cause businesses ( mostly small businesses) to cut jobs , only hire people worth the wage ( no training young people) and prices to rise. Most jobs that pay minimum wage are low end easy jobs that used to be reserved for teenagers and students. Schools got rid of trade schools , and electives that teach trade jobs and told everyone to go to college. Unless you have a very specific job like a doctor or veterinarian you do not need a college degree. Bring back training for welders , automotive techs , and trade hills for electrical and plumbing and you will see jobs soar and wages also soar. There are plenty of jobs out there that don’t require a college degree and you can make $80-$150 an hour. Also you don’t end up with ridiculous college loans and in debt.
I am a CNA and i cant afford to live on just my hospital salary. I do Uber as a side gig. And I'm still struggling. I'm a single woman with no kids and i work 7days a week.
Tribal reservations in the US aren’t obligated to pay their workers State minimum wage, only federal minimum. So, a person supporting a family working on the Navajo reservation would only receive $7.25 an hour when the Arizona State minimum wage is $13.85 an hour. Insane! Considering costs of necessities are SO MUCH HIGHER when items are bought on the reservation as opposed to buying in border towns hours away from some communities. It forces native peoples to leave their homelands to work livable wages in cities (another form of forced assimilation).
Thank you
I'm listening to this while sitting in my cubicle for the allotted 8 hours per day I serve in this fishbowl.
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When the wage was 5.15 ppl got more hours. Ppl that got foodstuffs also got more on average.
MINIMUM WAGE, MAXIMUM RAGE!
“F*ck you! Pay me!”
Ahhhh a time when 35k meant you were wealthy
im from new Zealand and it is beautiful here
Please do a dark history on Alexander Graham bell and what he did to deaf people all in the name of “helping them”
In New Zealand we have minimum wage and we have a little bit above that which is called the living wage. But wages here compared to the cost of living here does not match up. The minimum should be the living wage rate.
I do love Stitch fix.
Bailey are you on something today?? WOW you are a tad spazzerific on this video .
Bailey! Can you do an episode on the Boo Hag? I asked my Memaw why we had all those goofy brooms (the kinds you see at home decor stores now) everywhere hanging on the wall and she told me of the Boo Hag.
They don't labor history in Public schools for a reason.
Ok there’s a documentary called “The Power and the Glory” it’s about Helena Rubinstein Elizabeth Arden these two built cosmetics empire with lots of drama.
Min wage per hour in SA is R25.42 or $1.38
The biggest slap in the face concerning Labor Day is that they give you the day off…but don't guarantee you'll get it PAID. So you're oftentimes forced to just miss out on a day of pay. But no, have fun on that day off. You totally won't spend it sitting around worrying about paying for groceries with the next paycheck.
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just a reminder everyone, this is one of the many reasons that striking is so important. Remember the huge railroad accident that happened in Ohio? Well, that’s because President Trump let the railroad industry self regulate. And then the entire railroad industry laid off half of their workers. You can imagine that would create terrible work conditions. Then the railroad workers decided to strike late last year, and President Biden, instead of reversing trumps regulation, decided to keep it going, and then make it to where the railroad workers could not strike because it would cost us too much money. So whenever you wonder why Ohio is being polluted because of a railroad accident remember these facts. That is your PSA for today.
Minimum wage in Mississippi is $7.25. That's roughly $1100/month before taxes have been taken out. Rent, on average, is well over $1000 a month.
In the UK we have a National Living Wage not a minimum wage which increases yearly I wouldn't say its great but its a base and a fair few jobs will offer above the minimum living wage depending on skill level or experience