You’re right. It was earlier than I thought. I updated my comment per your reply.
Heaven forbid “wage inflation!”
Was the AFL pushing for employer-based and the CIO pushing for national? I don’t even know where to find history like this. It’s virtually impossible for an average person to learn about the history of the American labor movement.
I realized after double checking that it was actually a 1942 Roosevelt bill, and they were trying to figure out how to keep a lid on rising prices during the war. It's also not uniformly good if prices also rise quickly. Inflationary spirals are real, and very bad for regular people.
> Was the AFL pushing for employer-based and the CIO pushing for national?
I'd have to double check.
> It’s virtually impossible for an average person to learn about the history of the American labor movement.
A bunch of this stuff is available in more popular history and online now. "The Devil Is Here in These Hills" is supposed to be good, but I haven't read it.
Heaven forbid “wage inflation!”
Was the AFL pushing for employer-based and the CIO pushing for national? I don’t even know where to find history like this. It’s virtually impossible for an average person to learn about the history of the American labor movement.