Differential Wages in the National Recovery Administration (NRA) (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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NRA creation date and act
NRA creation date and act
June 1933, National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
Minimum wage under NRA codes
Minimum wage under NRA codes
12 in the South)
Leader of the NRA
Leader of the NRA
General Hugh Johnson
Symbol for NRA participating businesses
Symbol for NRA participating businesses
Blue Eagle logo
First industry with approved NRA code
First industry with approved NRA code
Cotton textile industry
Average wage for domestic workers (1934)
Average wage for domestic workers (1934)
$3.50 per week
Black American union membership in 1930
Black American union membership in 1930
50,000 out of 3.4 million total workers
Major unions excluding black Americans (1930)
Major unions excluding black Americans (1930)
19 major trade unions
% of black employment excluded from Social Security
% of black employment excluded from Social Security
65% (domestic servants and agricultural workers)
Thomas Arnold Hill's 1936 New Deal assessment
Thomas Arnold Hill's 1936 New Deal assessment
Benefited whites, left black workers in inferior position