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FDR signs Labor's Magna Charta

Object Details

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
Data Source
National Museum of American History
referenced
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
affiliated union
United Auto Workers
maker
United Auto Workers
date made
1962
associated date
1935
Credit Line
Smithsonian
Measurements
overall: 22 in x 19 in; 55.88 cm x 48.26 cm
Object Name
Poster

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