Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal policies during the nineteen thirties changed the face of American government.The new president and the Congress passed legislation that helped farmers, strengthened the banking system and supplied jobs for millions of workers.One of the results of Roosevelt's policies was a stronger movement of organized labor in America.This week in our series, Sarah Long and Doug Johnson continue the story of the presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.Labor leaders had little success in organizing workers in the United States during the nineteen twenties.Three Republican presidents and a national wave of conservatism prevented them from gaining many members or increasing their negotiating power.In nineteen twenty-nine, organized labor fell even further with the beginning of the great economic depression.
