Wagner Act
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Wagner Act
Named after the legislation's sponsor, Robert F. Wagner
Example Sentences
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That approach influenced the 1935 Wagner Act, which established the National Labor Relations Board, and other New Deal policies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025
Affirmative action, as a term, came to the fore in 1935 with the Wagner Act, a federal law that gave workers the right to form and join unions.
From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2022
Many of the ideas, like the Wagner Act and Social Security legislation, had been gestating for months or years.
From Slate • May 1, 2021
The Wagner Act permanently established government-secured workers’ rights and protections from their employers, and it marked the beginning of labor’s political support for the Democratic Party.
From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014
The National Labor Relations Act, also known as the Wagner Act, guaranteed workers the right to form unions and collectively bargain for fair wages and workplace safety.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
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