Adamson Act

… (1914) and passage of the Adamson Act (1916), which established the eight-hour workday for interstate railroad workers.

…and federal workmen’s-compensation legislation; the Adamson Act, establishing the eight-hour day for interstate railroad workers; and measures for federal aid to education and highway construction. With such a program behind him, Wilson was able to rally a new coalition of Democrats, former Progressives, independents, social workers, and a large minority…