2015 Event Los Angeles County, U.S., votes to raise the minimum wage to $15/hour from $9/hour; the new pay rate will be valid for county workers and employees working in unincorporated areas of the county 2015 Event Walmart announces that in April it will raise wages of 500,000 Sam's Club and Walmart workers to $9/hour, exceeding the current minimum wage by $1.75, with a further raise to $10/hour by next February 2014 Event Voters in Switzerland reject a proposal to raise the minimum wage to about $25 per hour; if passed, the rate would have been the highest minimum wage in Europe 2014 Event Union backers and California legislators are seeking to raise the state's minimum wage to $13 per hour; Governor Jerry Brown ratified a law only 8 months ago to raise the wage to $10 an hour by 2016 2013 Event In the U.S., 2.5 million minimum wage workers will get a raise January 1st in thirteen states including Colorado, Rhode Island and Connecticut 2012 Event In an effort to curb binge drinking and other alcohol related problems, the United Kingdom's Home Office begins a 10-week consultation on whether to introduce a minimum price on the sale of alcohol of 45p a unit 2010 Event In Beijing, the minimum wage is raised by 20%, the second time in six months 1996 Event U.S. Senate approves 90 cents raise to $4.25 minimum wage 1991 Event U.S. minimum wage goes from $3.80 to $4.25 per hour 1977 Event President Carter raises minimum wages of $2.30 to $3.35 for Jan 1 1981 1975 Event Supreme Court rules uniform minimum legal fees are a violation 1970 Event Players and management end labor dispute up minimum salary to $12,000 1968 Event Baseball announces a minimum annual salary of $10,000 1955 Event President Eisenhower raises minimum wage from 75 cents to $1 an hour 1949 Event President Truman increases minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents 1946 Event Baseball grants $5,000 minimum salary 1942 Event Minimum draft age lowered from 21 to 18 1941 Event Supreme Court upheld Federal Wage and Hour law, sets minimum wages and max hours 1938 Event Federal minimum wage law guarantees workers 40 cents per hour 1933 Event Congress passes 1st minimum wage law (33 cents per hour) 1926 Event James Cox of Ford Motors announces 8 hour day and $5 daily minimum wage 1919 Event British Parliament passes a 48-hour work week with minimum wages 1919 Event Dutch steel workers strike for 8 hour day and minimum wages 1913 Event 1st minimum wage law in U.S. takes effect in Oregon 1912 Event Massachusetts passes 1st U.S. minimum wage law 1905 Event Swedish mine workers win 5 month strike for minimum wages
