the purpose of the national industrial recovery act was collective bargaining.
the purpose of the national industrial recovery act was collective bargaining.
what was the purpose of the national industrial recovery act?
collective bargaining
the national industrial recovery act of 1933 (nira) was a us labor law and consumer law passed by the us congress to authorize the president to regulate industry for fair wages and prices that would stimulate economic recovery. it also established a national public works program known as the public works administration (pwa, not to be confused with the wpa of 1935). the national recovery administration (nra) portion was widely hailed in 1933, but by 1934 business' opinion of the act had soured. by march 1934 the "nra was engaged chiefly in drawing up these industrial codes for all industries to adopt." however, the nira was declared unconstitutional by the supreme court in 1935 and not replaced.
national industrial recovery act of 1933
reed's invaluable assistance in defending the federal government's interests in "the gold clause cases" led roosevelt to appoint him solicitor general. j. crawford biggs, the incumbent solicitor general, was generally considered ineffective if not incompetent (he had lost 10 of the 17 cases he argued in his first five months in office). biggs resigned on march 14, 1935. reed was named his replacement on march 18 and confirmed by the senate on march 25. he was confronted by an office in chaos. several major challenges to the national industrial recovery act—considered the cornerstone of the new deal—were reaching the supreme court, and reed was forced to drop the appeals because the office of the solicitor general was unprepared to argue them. reed worked quickly to restore order, and subsequent briefs were noted for their strong legal argument and extensive research. reed soon brought before the high court appeals of the constitutionality of the agricultural adjustment act, securities act of 1933, , national labor relations act, bankhead cotton control act, public utility holding company act of 1935, guffey coal control act, bituminous coal conservation act of 1935 and the enabling act for the tennessee valley authority, and revived the battle over the national industrial recovery act (nira). the press of appeals was so great that reed argued six major cases before the supreme court in two weeks. on december 10, 1935, he collapsed from exhaustion during oral argument before the court. reed lost a number of these cases, including "schechter poultry corp. v. united states", (invalidating the national industrial recovery act) and "united states v. butler", (invalidating the agricultural adjustment act).
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