Labor Standards Protections Under Negotiated Federal Contracts, 1940-1941.

Provides a sketch of 1940-41 legislative debates surrounding war preparedness, labor standards, and Federal contracts. Covers Davis-Bacon Act of 1931 and the Walsh-Healey Act of 1936, both dealing with labor standards in Federal contract work; and reviews general defense procurement enactments and n...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1996.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Public contracts. Legislative histories. Military readiness. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides a sketch of 1940-41 legislative debates surrounding war preparedness, labor standards, and Federal contracts. Covers Davis-Bacon Act of 1931 and the Walsh-Healey Act of 1936, both dealing with labor standards in Federal contract work; and reviews general defense procurement enactments and national defense housing legislation. Examines efforts of Roosevelt Administration to resolve the debate.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.