"""""""We Want the 40 Hour Week."""" 1934.    The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 mandated a 40-hour work week with time-and-a half overtime pay. The legislation was passed to eliminate """"labor conditions detrimental to the maintenance of the minimum standard of living necessary for health, efficiency, and the general well-being of workers.""""    [click on this image to find an analysis of the role of low wage work in the global economy]"""
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