The War Labor Board and What it Means to You
Pamphlet
By: Douglas Aircraft Company
Date: March 18, 1943
Source: The War Labor Board Order and What It Means to You. Santa Monica, Calif.: Douglas Aircraft Company, 1943.
About the Organization: A pioneering company in the aircraft manufacturing fields since 1920, Douglas Aircraft Company—builder of the legendary DC-3 and various military aircraft—was a prime defense contractor during World War II. Douglas Aircraft is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.
Introduction
World War II (1939–1945) marked a major turning point in the history of the American workplace. For the first time, the national government sought to prohibit racial and gender discrimination in both hiring and promoting employees and to advance the then-novel concept of "equal-pay for equal-work." Franklin D. Roosevelt's landmark executive order in April 1941 established the...
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