Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Adamson Railway Labor Act of 1916 was passed to avert a railroad strike. It provided the same pay for an 8 hour day as previously had been paid for a 10 hour day, and provided time and a half for overtime. The president was permitted to nationalize railroads in times of emergency. This was done in World War I. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.