Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-06-30 | Page 2 | President Establishes New U. S. Labor Board

President Establishes New U. U S. S Labor Board Organization Composed of Three Members Supersedes Supersedes- One Headed by Wagner Vagner WASHINGTON June 30 AP AP President Roosevelt today set ct up a J national labor board under the new industrial disputes act The executive order est established the board in connection with the de department department de- de of or labor but not subject to the judicial supervision of the thc labor abor secretary The board is composed of three impartial members rc- rc in cei a a. salary of or a year each The existing existing national labor board headed by Senator Robert Wagner of New York is abolished effective July 9 President Roosevelt said the new national l labor bor relations bO board would have the benefit of the expert expert ex ex- pert pert pet personnel onnel of ot the old board This board is given the power to tomake tomake make investigations to hold labor elections to hear cases of discharge of and to act as voluntary arbitrator the pr president added In addition the board is authorized authorized author- author to recommend to the president that in such cases as they deem it desirable existing labor boards such as the industrial boards already created cre in the cotton textile industry or orthe orthe the he petroleum industry and such uch as th hc the vari various us regional region ll labor boards should be reestablished under the authority authority au- au hority of the joint resolution just passed by congress and approved by me on June 19 1934 and also to recommend recommend rec rec- that additional boards of or similar character should be newly crea created ted The regional boards will report t to the national board but decisions made by the regional boards will be subject to review by the national board oard only where it is clear that such review will serve the public In In- terest crest Mr Roosevelt said he viewed as one of the important features of the new setup the provision that the national national na nap and regional boards would regularly report to him through the secretary of or labor Jabor Members of or the board will be announced announced an an- later