founded by Franklin D. Roosevelt the National (Industrial) Recovery Act (NRA) was passed by Congress on June 16, 1933. That New Deal law was promoted to recovery and reform, encourage collective bargaining for unions, set up work hours (and prices) and minimum wages, and forbid child labor.
A New Deal product of meetings among such Brain Trust advisors as Raymond Moley, big business leaders, and labor unionists, the NRA illustrated Roosevelt`s willingness to work with, rather than against, business interests.
The Works Project Administration (WPA), which was the second part of the NRA. The WPA went on to spend billions on reforestation, flood control, rural electification, water works, sewage plants, school buildings, slum clearance, student scholarships, and other projects.
700 industries had been lost, four million unemployed people had been moved into industrial jobs, and 23 million workers were under codes. Its course and was no longer needed.
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