Correspondence Regarding the Impact of Minimum Wage Increase on Independent Telephone Companies, 1945-11-24

Item — Box: 7, Folder: 28

Identifier: CAC_CC_047_1_7_28_0014

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Correspondence Regarding the Impact of Minimum Wage Increase on Independent Telephone Companies, 1945-11-24

The letter is from the United Telephone Company to Congressman George Schwabe regarding the impact of a proposed increase in minimum wages on their telephone exchanges in Oklahoma. The company provides financial statements showing that operating under a 65 cent minimum wage for operators would result in significant losses and a substantial increase in telephone rates. They request the Congressman's consideration of bills proposing the increase in minimum wages and suggest increasing the exemption for telephone exchanges from 500 to 1000 stations.

Dates

1945-11-24

Creator

Schwabe, George Blaine, 1886-1952 (Person)

Language of Materials

English

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