Executive Order 8623: Suspension of Eight-Hour Law as to Persons Employed by the Government in the Construction of Certain Army and Navy Bases in British Possessions in the Atlantic Ocean
Executive Order 8623, "Suspension of Eight-Hour Law as to Persons Employed by the Government in the Construction of Certain Army and Navy Bases in British Possessions in the Atlantic Ocean", was signed on December 31, 1940.
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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 8623: Suspension of Eight-Hour Law as to Persons Employed by the Government in the Construction of Certain Army and Navy Bases in British Possessions in the Atlantic Ocean," last checked Oct. 28, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8623
Power & Politics. (2026, October 28). Executive Order 8623: Suspension of Eight-Hour Law as to Persons Employed by the Government in the Construction of Certain Army and Navy Bases in British Possessions in the Atlantic Ocean [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8623
Power & Politics. "Executive Order 8623: Suspension of Eight-Hour Law as to Persons Employed by the Government in the Construction of Certain Army and Navy Bases in British Possessions in the Atlantic Ocean." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8623.
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