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