Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:affects |
United States merchant marine
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Seamen's_Act_of_1915
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
merchant marine vessels
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| gptkbp:category |
Labor law
Maritime law 1915 in American law |
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
March 4, 1915
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
major labor reform for maritime workers
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
La Follette's Seamen's Act
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| gptkbp:prohibits |
imprisonment for desertion
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
improve safety and working conditions for sailors
|
| gptkbp:requires |
lifeboats for all crew members
limits on working hours for seamen minimum standards for food and accommodation at least 75% of crew to understand language of officers |
| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Woodrow_Wilson
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| gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:Robert_M._La_Follette,_Sr.
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Seamen's_Act_of_1915
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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