American Association for Labor Legislation records, 1905-1943. [microform].

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American Association for Labor Legislation records, 1905-1943. [microform].

Records consist of correspondence, committee minutes, reports, financial records and research documents generated by staff members to facilitate legislative programs. These research materials deal with the following subjects: general labor law, general social insurance, health insurance, occupational safety, diseases and accidents, labor law administration, pensions and old age benefits, unemployment, wages, hours of work, working conditions, workers' compensation and unionism.

56 linear ft. (on 71 microfilm reels)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7904108

Cornell University Library

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American Association for Labor Legislation

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In 1905 a small group of economists formed the American Association for Labor Legislation. The group's initial purpose was the study of labor conditions and labor legislation in the United States. By 1909, however, under the leadership of John Andrews, this "study" group took an activist turn and began actively promoting, lobbying for, and effecting major changes in worker's compensation, occupational health and safety, and child labor laws. The legislative program of the AALL is defined and tra...