Administrative correspondence, 1941-1978.

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Administrative correspondence, 1941-1978.

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These records are the general files of the department. They contain correspondence, reports and other material relating to the operation of the department. Included among the subject files are correspondence to senators, annual reports of the Dept. of Industrial Relations, and the first annual report of the re-created Dept.of Labor for 1943 Aug.-Sept. The bulk of these files cover the years 1945-1972, though also included are files, 1941-1943 which were created by the predecessor agency, the Dept. of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor (1939-1943).

46 cubic ft. (46 records center cartons).

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Alabama. Dept. of Industrial Relations. Division of Labor (1939-1943)

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Alabama. Dept. of Labor (1943-)

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The Department of Labor promotes voluntary and peaceful settlement of labor disputes and enforces certain labor legislation. The administrative duties of the department are entrusted in the Commissioner of the Department of Labor. The Commissioner is appointed by the Governor. His qualifications are not specified by law. He serves at the pleasure of the Governor, who fixes the salary within limitations set by law. The Commissioner appoints necessary personnel, subjec...

Alabama. Dept. of Labor (1935-1939)

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The original Department of Labor was created in 1935. Its original legally authorized duties were, under gubernatorial direction, to administer all laws relating to hours of work, child labor, employer and employee, working conditions, and to promote the voluntary arbitration, medication, and conciliation of disputes between employer and employee. Furthermore, the department was authorized to establish and conduct free public employment offices. The provisions of the original creat...