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Ideologies / Social Liberal / Robert F. Wagner
Robert F. Wagner — ink portrait
§ The minds · 1877–1953 · United States · Senator

Robert F. Wagner

Labour's New Deal champion

The right to organise, in law.

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Governance+22
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The German-born senator who wrote the New Deal's labour charter — the Wagner Act guaranteeing the right to organise — along with landmark housing and social-security laws.

social

Reforming progressive of the New Deal coalition.

economic

Authored the laws underpinning unions, housing and social insurance.

governance

Built durable federal institutions for workers' rights.

Notable for
  • The Wagner Act (National Labor Relations Act)
  • Public-housing legislation
  • New Deal social architecture
labour-rightsnew-dealhousing
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