02-20-2009, 07:22 PM
BIRD33 Wrote:The negative effect people cite was it forced employers to pay higher wages which ultimatly helped all workers but in the short term hurt business.It was a stepping stone to being the #1 super power in the world.My understanding is that act was mainly to allow people to organize and protest unfair labor practices and had no effect on creating the great depression mainly because it didnt exist until 6 years into it.Prior to that unions werent that strong and didnt gain any real power until after WW2.
Good point.

