War Labor Policies Board

The War Labor Policies Board (WLPB) (1918-1919) was a temporary agency of the United States Government to support American military actions during the end of World War I; future president Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a member.

An early act was to adopt principles and policies of the National War Labor Board.

[5] The board formulated unified policies regarding labor administration during World War I.

After the Armistice of 11 November 1918, the board reviewed how to cancel government contracts and demobilization.

[1][2][3][4] Despite numerous recommendations from a member, Mary van Kleeck, who headed the Women in Industry Service group, the Board did not take action to address wage disparities between male and female workers during World War I.

US President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany on April 2, 1917
Wreckage of Chicago's Federal Building after bomb explosion allegedly planted by IWW (1918) – indicates politico-socio-economic climate faced by War Labor Policies Board of 1918-1919
Franklin Delano Roosevelt served the board as the Navy's representative
Felix Frankfurter served as the board's chairman