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Joseph Eastman & Max Hefele Visions of America Period 7 11/17/08. National Recovery Administration (NRA). Date. 1993 Started under the original “New Deal” Administration was started under the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933
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Joseph Eastman & Max Hefele Visions of America Period 7 11/17/08 National Recovery Administration(NRA)
Date • 1993 • Started under the original “New Deal” • Administration was started under the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 • Hugh S. Johnson was appointed to lead the administration – 42 even
Purpose • Designed to encourage industrial recovery • Help create jobs • Used to create fair competition for the protection of consumers, competitors, and employers
Impact • Organized thousands of businesses under fair trade codes • 40 hour work week for Clerical workers • 36 hour work week for industrial workers • $.40 minimum wage • Abolished child labor • 23,000,000 people worked under the NRA fair codes