National War Labor Board

American  

Or War Labor Board

noun

U.S. Government.

1. the board (1942–45) that mediated and arbitrated labor disputes. NWLB, WLB

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Example Sentences

An official with Saks & Co., he was active in civic life in the District and was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson to serve on the National War Labor Board.

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2017

In 1942, the National War Labor Board allowed employers to get around wage and price controls by luring scarce workers with fringe benefits.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2015

He took a degree in economics from New York University in 1938, and during the second world war served on the National War Labor Board, which arbitrated in industrial disputes.

From The Guardian • Nov. 29, 2012

He resolved labor-management disputes for the National War Labor Board in and later worked for the International Association of Machinists and the United Auto Workers.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2012

The policies of the national railway administration of the open door to trade unionism and of recognition of union standards were successfully pressed upon other employments by the National War Labor Board.

From A History of Trade Unionism in the United States by Perlman, Selig