HISTORY 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Political Action Committee, National Labor Relations Act, National Recovery Administration
24 Oct 2016
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Congress of industrial organizations (1935) more inclusive alternative to american. Cio-political action committee (1943) pioneered by jewish american labor organizer. Sydney hillman, effort to mobilize union voters in nd, 1st political action committee in u. s. history, reflects the cemented alliance between the nd and american labor, claimed the organization was for all people, not just workers, 10% of workers were unionized prior to nd, 33% after nd. Most workers of the time had an immigration background. Call for welfare programs among the working people during the 20"s, but during gd many corporations had to stop these programs, created a call for fed govt to create national welfare programs. Nra also banned child labor for people under the age of 16, required 1. 5x pay for overtime hours, set minimum wages and maximum hours. Labor day parades turned into fun, festive parades.
