The 1938 exemption was written at a time when 30% of the work force was unionized and the Union saw to the workers being fairly paid . Today 7 % of the private workforce is unionized. The majority of the non Union workforce has no voice other than their political vote And what the law states. This is a law that now causes workers to be legally exploited. The law was in part put in place at the time to appease southern lawmakers so they did not have to pay mainly black caregivers, crop workers ect a fair wage.
It’s a crude outdated exploitative law and any argument to keeping it in any way is without merit or justification. The people who want it are the ruling class and the politicians who serve them. Any working man who defends it is either misled or misleading others .
It’s a crude outdated exploitative law and any argument to keeping it in any way is without merit or justification. The people who want it are the ruling class and the politicians who serve them. Any working man who defends it is either misled or misleading others .