National Labor Relations Act

Senator Hugo Black of Alabama, wrote the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that was signed into law in June 1938 ("Fair Labor Standards Act," n.d.). FLSA was created to “put a ceiling over hours and a floor under wages" by limiting long work hours to a 40 hour work week, a minimum wage of 40 cents an hour, and restricting most child labor. The FLSA affects the wages, overtime pay, and child labor standards that affect both full time and part time employees. These standards are closely monitored…

Although children were servants throughout most of human history, child labor reached new extremes during the Industrial Revolution. The Conditions children worked in were horrific and violated human rights, these practices needed to come to an end. Nineteenth century reformers and labor organizers sought to restrict child labor and improve working conditions but, it took a huge effort to sway public opinion. Forms of child labor such as indentured servitude and child slavery have existed all…

In 1929, the stock market crash wiped out 40 percent of the paper values of common stock. Politicians and industry leaders however, continued to predict a positive future of the nation’s economy even after the collapse. Nevertheless, the Depression continued to worsen as confidence and hope for a brighter future for the nation’s economy rapidly died and many lost their life savings. By 1932, approximately one out of every four Americans was unemployed. By 1933, the stock’s value on the New York…

the fight for women’s rights, the continuation of child labor, and the unsanitary findings found within the meatpacking industry. Earlier this year, my Aunt Bessie generously awarded me one million dollars to spend on three different progressive reform groups of my choice. After deep thought and careful consideration, I have decided to divide the money between three progressive reform groups: women’s suffrage, the fight against child labor, and food safety. Furthermore, women’s suffrage is an…

convenient, cheaper, and less likely to strike. Therefore inciting the era of child labor in the United States. A man by the name of Lewis W. Hine began taking photographs of children in the workforce as a tool for social reform. Hine, along with his camera, saved children all throughout America by enabling the public to see the immorality of child labor. Hine’s photographs were, therefore, essential in the changing of child labor…

child labor was negative across. Hine’s amazing work that was produced by his talent was the face of the National Child Labor Committee and what they stood for as a community. Lewis Hine’s work was able to get the NAtional Child Labor Committee’s point across. The NAtional CHild Labor Committee was struggling to get attention brought to the subject of child labor. Both him and the National Child Labor Committee knew that they needed to incorporate a new way to fight for change. The National…

security of a free state, the right of people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." So why are gun control laws even in place? Gun control laws started to go on the rise during Franklin D. Roosevelt 's presidency. The National Firearms Act and the Federal Firearms Act of 1938 enforced new penalties on machine guns and sawed-off…

The Second Amendment is one of the most controversial topics today in the United States. The reason it is so important is because it affects every person in the country. A lot of people feel the amendment should be banished to avoid conflict. On the other hand, others feel the amendment is crucial to our country, helping protect from conflict. I feel strongly that the Second Amendment is someone’s constitutional right, but should be thought of more as a privilege and should not be abused. With…

These new acts and bills helped the economy some, but there was still very high. In the spring of 1935, Franklin Delano Roosevelt launched a more aggressive series of federal programs known as the second new deal. The first thing introduced was in April of 1935 and…

Show a child love & care, child labor is just not fair. Forms of child labor such as child slavery has existed throughout the American and human history, although child labor reached a new extreme during the Industrial Revolution. Children were being over worked, working dangerous long hours in poor factory conditions making very little money to support their families. Children were treated as slaves because they were very useful when it came to being laborers. Their little bodies allowed them…