WK - New Deal

what was the impact of the depression on union and labour rights?

employers refused to bargain with unions

wages cut which led to social upheaval

when was there a riot in detroit? what happened?

1932, police mow crowd with machine and kill 4 and 60 injured

what did the National Industry Recovery Act do for workers?

created the NRA and gave workers right to unions and collective bargaining

by 1934 how many NRA codes had been drawn up?

557

by 1934 how many workers worked for NRA approved?

24m

how were the strikes in toledo broken? what year?

1934, ended when 85 unions pledged general strike so the company backed down

name an example employer who refused the NRA codes?

ford

in 1934 how many east coast textile workers went on strike?

400,000

who occupied mill towns in new england?

the national guard

in 1933 how many work stoppages were there? how many workers did this affect?

1695 work stoppages affecting 1,117,000 workers

where were the wildcat strikes in 1934?

San francisco, toledo and minneapolis

when was the NRA found unconstitutional? by what case?

schechter poultry v us in 1935

when was the wagner act found constitutional and by what case?

1937 in jones and laughlin v us

when and what was the little steel strike?

1937, resulted in violent clashes including memorial day massacre in chicago where police kill 10 strikers

what did union membership increase to and from in 1933 to 1938?

3.7m 1933 to 9m in 1938

how many members did the CIO have after the wagner act?

3.7m

when was the legandary flint sit down strike? against who by what union? what happened?

1936-7, against general motors by the CIO, workers occupied GM factories for 44 days and demanded that unions got recognition, CIO won

what year did the CIO finally get all car manufactorers to unionise?

1941

what was the issue with the AFL in this period?

they wouldnt allow AA in

NAACP contact them 2x and they ignore

leads to split

what did WPA employ at its peak?

3.3m

what was the minimum wage?

$0.25

what happened to child labour?

it was banned

what was the issue with the FLSA?

didnt cover everyone and particularly neglected AA