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Pay check stub from sanitation worker

This January 31, 1968 pay stub for a Memphis sanitation worker shows he earned $137.13 for 90 hours of work. This translates to $849.95 in 2010.
Date: 1968-01-31
Collection: AFSCME Local 1733: Memphis, Tennessee Records
Citation
“Pay check stub from sanitation worker,” I Am A Man, accessed February 22, 2025, https://projects.lib.wayne.edu/iamaman/items/show/146.