INSTYTUCJE AMERYKAŃSKIEGO RYNKU PRACY W DOBIE TZW. FIRST NEW DEAL
INSTITUTIONS OF THE AMERICAN LABOUR MARKET DURING THE FIRST NEW DEAL

Summary/Abstract: Purpose | Identification of key institutions in the American labour market in 1933-1934. Comparison of the objectives set for the institutional solutions introduced with the results ultimately achieved. Research method | A review of the literature, analysis of legal provisions and court rulings was applied. Results | Contrary to previous experiences and expectations based on them, the period of the Great Depression was associated with the remodelling of the labour market towards pro-employee solutions. The first term of F. D. Roosevelt's administration resulted in the introduction of previously unused solutions into the American legal system, such as the minimum wage, the right to collective bargaining, the 40-hour working week and the prohibition of employment for persons under 16 years of age. Originality / value / implications / recommendations | The massive increase in labour union membership led to the retention of the institutional arrangements set out in Section 7a of the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 1933, despite the repeal of its provisions in the Supreme Court ruling in Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States. These powers were confirmed and expanded in the National Labour Relations Act of July 1935.

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