1930s American labor movement

The 1930s American labor movement was marked by significant efforts to improve workers' rights, wages, and working conditions amid the challenges of the Great Depression. Key events included the rise of powerful labor unions like the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), advocating for industrial workers, and legislative victories such as the National Industrial Recovery Act and the Wagner Act, which protected union organizing and collective bargaining. These efforts led to increased union membership and greater worker influence, helping to shape labor policies that aimed to ensure fair wages, safer workplaces, and economic stability for American workers during a tumultuous decade.