FDR signs Labor's Magna Charta

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Object Details

referenced

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano

affiliated union

United Auto Workers

maker

United Auto Workers

Description

The National Labor Relations Act of 1935, also known as the Wagner Act stated that "no person shall be denied employement because of membership in or affliation with a labor union." John Lews and other called this the Magna Carta of Labor.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Smithsonian

date made

1962

associated date

1935

ID Number

1988.0701.24

catalog number

1988.0701.24

accession number

1988.0701

Object Name

Poster

Measurements

overall: 22 in x 19 in; 55.88 cm x 48.26 cm

place made

United States: Michigan, Detroit

Associated Place

United States: Michigan, Detroit

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Political History: Political History, General History Collection

Princeton Posters

Data Source

National Museum of American History

general subject association

Labor Unions

labor issues

legislative act

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-aedc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1050836