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 Portrait Artist: Frederich Roscher
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Tenure: July 1, 1945 to June 10, 1948 (died in office)
From Washington State; lawyer; U.S. District Judge; Dean of
Law School; U.S. Senator.
Appointed by Harry Truman. Fear of post war unemployment
brought the Employment Act of 1946, which made promotion of maximum employment
the Nation's top priority. Promoted abolition of war time wage and price
controls. Had to deal with a post war wave of strikes. The Taft-Hartley Act
passed; DOL staff was cut; the Conciliation Service was removed from DOL and
established as the independent Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
(FMCS). During his term, the Department's international work was
institutionalized; the Office of International Labor Affairs was established as
a unit in the Office of the Secretary.
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