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On this day in Labor History

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June 16, 1933

The National Industrial Recovery Act became law, but was later to be declared unconstitutional. It established the right to unionize, set maximum hours and minimum wages for every major industry, abolished sweatshops and child labor. The Wagner Act, in effect today, was approved two years later to legalize unionization - 1933

June 6, 1933

The U.S. Employment Service was created - 1933

May 20, 1933

9,000 rubber workers strike in Akron, Ohio - 1933

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