National War Labor Board
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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
Other seizures followed, and on January 12, 1942, Mr. Roosevelt, by Executive Order 9017, created the National War Labor Board.
From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Corwin, Edward Samuel
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