1916
110th anniversary
RegulatoryUnited States
Adamson Act Signed into Law
Washington D.C.
June 3, 1916
Summary
President Wilson signed the Adamson Act establishing the eight-hour workday for railroad employees.
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Faced with a nationwide strike threat by the Big Four brotherhoods, Congress passed and President Wilson signed the Adamson Act on June 3 1916. The law mandated an eight-hour day for interstate railroad workers with time-and-a-half for overtime, marking the first federal regulation of private-sector working hours and averting a transportation crisis during World War I preparations.
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- Date
- June 3, 1916
- Event Type
- Regulatory
- Country
- United States
- Years Ago
- 110
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