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The National War Labor Board, commonly the War Labor Board (NWLB or WLB), was an independent agency of the United States government, established January 12, 1942, by an executive order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the purpose of which was to mediate labor disputes as part of the American home front during World War II.
The Smith–Connally Act [1] or War Labor Disputes Act [2] (50 U.S.C. App. 1501 et seq.) was an American law passed on June 25, 1943, over President Franklin D. Roosevelt's veto. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The legislation was hurriedly created after 400,000 coal miners, their wages significantly lowered because of high wartime inflation, struck for a $2-a-day ...
The order similarly banned deliberate work slowdowns. [15] A new government agency, the Wartime Labour Relations Board (not to be confused with the National War Labour Board of 1943) was established to enforce the regulations.
National War Labor Board may refer to either of two United States government agencies established to mediate labor disputes in wartime: National War Labor Board (1918–1919) National War Labor Board (1942–1945)
American entry into World War II on December 8, 1941, significantly changed the NLRB. On January 12, 1942, President Roosevelt created the National War Labor Board (NWLB), which displaced the NLRB as the main focus of federal labor relations for the duration of the war. The NWLB was given the authority to "finally determine" any labor dispute ...
The Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC) was created in 1941 in the United States to implement Executive Order 8802 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt "banning discriminatory employment practices by Federal agencies and all unions and companies engaged in war-related work."
The Stabilization Act of 1942 (Pub. L. 77–729, 56 Stat. 765, enacted October 2, 1942), formally entitled "An Act to Amend the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, to Aid in Preventing Inflation, and for Other Purposes," and sometimes referred to as the "Inflation Control Act", [1] was an act of Congress that amended the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942.
Creating a Board of Inquiry To Report on a Labor Dispute Affecting the Operation of Atomic Energy Facilities 1948-03-05 407 9934-A: Creating a Board of Inquiry To Report on a Labor Dispute Affecting the Meat-Packing Industry of the United States 1948-03-15 408 9935: Directing the Transfer of Certain Vessels to the Government of Italy 1948-03-16 409