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NLRB v. Jones Laws
NLRB v. Jones Story
Historical Circumstances
100
Name the government agency that protects workers rights under the Wagner Act
NLRB (National Labor Relations Board)
100
Why did Jones fire their workers?
The workers joined a union
100
What happened during the 1930s that caused businesses and banks to fail?
The Great Depression
200
Name the Act that supports workers rights
The Wagner Act
200
Who came to Jones after they fired their employees to tell them to rehire the employees?
The NLRB
200
What was the name of the set of programs that was created to give Americans jobs after the Great Depression?
The New Deal
300
What year was the Wagner Act created?
1935
300
Why did Jones feel they shouldn't have to rehire their employees?
They should control their own business OR They are an intrastate business
300
Who created the New Deal?
FDR or Roosevelt
400
Name the Clause that support Jones and Laughlin Steel
The Interstate Commerce Clause
400
Why did the NLRB want to workers to be rehired?
Workers have the right to join a union.
400
Who was president before FDR (he didn't believe that the government should help people get back to work)?
Herbert Hoover (or just Hoover)
500
If you own a business with a location in New York and a location in Ohio, can the federal government control it?
Yes (it is an interstate business)
500
Why would Jones see workers joining a union as a threat?
There is power in numbers OR The employees might come together and ask for better pay/other things
500
Name two New Deal programs
Possible answers: Social Security Act Works Progress Administration (WPA) Civil Conservation Corps (CCC)