It was the labor movement, it was people just like us who passed this. But the unfortunate news is that Since 1938, corporations profits have kept going up, but wages have not kept going up. And that the labor movement passed this law, the overtime law, in 1938, but we have not updated how much it pays since 1938, 88 years. (11:38–11:46)
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Asserts that corporate profits have increased since 1938, but wages have not.
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