The National Labor Relations Act
Law
By: Senator Robert F. Wagner
Date: July 5, 1935
Source: The National Labor Relations Act, 49 Stat. 449, July 5, 1935. Reprinted in The National Labor Relations Act: Should It Be Amended? Julia E. Johnsen, comp. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1940, 355–356, 357, 359–360, 361–362, 363–365.
About the Author: Robert F. Wagner (1877–1953) was the chief architect of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when he was representing New York in the Senate as a Democrat. German-born, Wagner became active in Democratic politics early in his career. He served as a justice of the New York Supreme Court before his election to the U.S. Senate in 1926. A strong supporter of labor, Wagner was a key congressional leader supporting the New Deal programs of Franklin Roosevelt. In addition to the NLRA, Wagner sponsored and helped draft such key legislation as the National...
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