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Labor Standards Protections Under Negotiated Federal Contracts, 1940-1941.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Legislative histories.
- Military readiness.
- Public contracts.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (37 pages) : digital, PDF file
- monochrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1996.
- System Details:
- System requirements: PDF reader software.
- text file
- Summary:
- Provides a sketch of 1940-41 legislative debates surrounding war preparedness, labor standards, and Federal contracts. Covers Davis-Bacon Act of 1931 and the Walsh-Healey Act of 1936, both dealing with labor standards in Federal contract work; and reviews general defense procurement enactments and national defense housing legislation. Examines efforts of Roosevelt Administration to resolve the debate.
- Notes:
- CRS Report.
- Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
- Other Format:
- Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Labor Standards Protections Under Negotiated Federal Contracts, 1940-1941
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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