THE WIRTZ LABOR LIBRARY IN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WENT DIGITAL IN JANUARY 2008, BUT IT WAS FAR FROM EASY
BY JEAN BOWERS
On March 4, 1913, just hours before leaving office, President William Howard Taft signed legislation establishing the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Its mission in 1913 was to "foster, promote and develop the welfare of working people, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment." Socio-economic conditions have changed greatly since 1913, and new statutory responsibilities have expanded its scope, but the department's mission remains unchanged.
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