second new deal
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Second New Deal
Mr. ChojnackiUS II Honors
Wagner Act (NLRA)• Gave workers protection and
created National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)–Had power to force
employers to recognize Unions
• Led to Labor militancy (Violence)• Sit Down Strikes/Strike
Breakers• UAW and AFL-CIO Formed
Social Security• Several Distinct forms of
“Social Insurance”• Earned not Given (everyone
pays in)
• 3 Parts–Federal Assistance for
Elderly(pension)–Unemployment Insurance–Aid to Families w/ dependent
Children •AFDC or “Welfare”
Works Progress Admin. (WPA)
•Work relief for unemployed–Much larger than CWA
• Employed 2.1 Million people
• Accomplishments–Built 110,000 Public Buildings–600 Airports–500,000 Miles of roads–100,000 Bridges–Also non-traditional jobs•Writers, artists, musicians
Election of 1936
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