In 1933, Roosevelt signed the National Industrial Recovery Act (NRA) into law. The law suspended antitrust laws so that industries could enforce fair trade, which would lead to less competition and higher wages. In the early days of the NRA, Roosevelt signed into law a Presidential Reemployment Agreement. Employers have signed more than 2.3 million agreements, covering 16.3 million employees. Employers agreed to a 35- to 40-hour work week, with a minimum wage of $12 to $15 per week. In turn, the companies that signed the agreement displayed a blue eagle over the motto “We are doing our part”. Therefore, patriotic Americans would only buy from “Blue Eagle”. As a result, the economy would recover from the “Great Depression”. Unfortunately, on May 27, 1935, the Supreme Court disarmed the NRA. All nine justices agreed that the law constituted an unconstitutional delegation of government power to private interests. However, on June 23, 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standard Act, which would take effect on October 24, 1938. As a result, workers would earn a minimum wage of 25 cents per hour and a week's maximum work of 25 cents per hour. 44 hours. However, this law has been amended several times in the past to account for inflation. Once again, Americans are suffering; economy is in recession, President Barack Obama has called for an increase in the minimum wage. Obama said: “This simple measure would increase the incomes of millions of working families; it could mean the difference between the grocery store or the food bank; rent or eviction; get by or finally move forward. For businesses across the country, this would mean more money in their pockets. » In 1938, America was in a Great Depression, as a result, Roosevelt's plan to raise the minimum wage helped pull Ame...... middle of paper ......eseret News Posted : Tuesday February 19, 2013Meyerson, Harold. “How to Raise Americans’ Wages.” The American Perspective (2014): 25.2. WEB. “Raising the minimum wage hurts those it claims to help; the poor and unskilled are being laid off to offset the costs.” Washington Times [Washington, DC] March 18, 2013: B03. Opposing viewpoints in context. Internet. May 2, 2014. Sherk, James. “Raising the minimum wage will not reduce poverty.” Poverty. Ed. Romain Espejo. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. Opposing Viewpoints. Rep. from “A Solution That Won’t Work”. FrontPage Magazine. 2007. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Internet. May 2, 2014Sklar, Holly. “Raising the minimum wage will reduce poverty.” Poverty. Ed. Romain Espejo. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. Opposing Viewpoints. Rep. of “Increase the minimum wage to $10 in 2010”. LetJusticeRoll.org. 2009. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Internet. May 2 2014.