FDR: “The Government of the United States will not order, nor will Congress…”

On the recordNovember 13, 1941

The Government of the United States will not order, nor will Congress pass legislation ordering, a so-called closed shop.

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Democratic · New York

Source

Statement to Management and Labor on Coal Production for Steel Manufacture

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