<P> This portion, which was known as Section 7 (a), was symbolic to workers in the United States because it stripped employers of their rights to either coerce them or refuse to bargain with them . While no power of enforcement was written into the law, it "recognized the rights of the industrial working class in the United States". </P> <P> Although the National Industrial Recovery Act was ultimately deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1935 and replaced by the Wagner Act two months after that, it fueled workers to join unions and strengthened those organizations . </P> <P> In response to both the Norris - La Guardia Act and the NIRA, workers who were previously unorganized in a number of industries--such as rubber workers, oil and gas workers and service workers--began to look for organizations that would allow them to band together . The NIRA strengthened workers' resolve to unionize and instead of participating in unemployment or hunger marches, they started to participate in strikes for union recognition in various industries ". In 1933, the number of work stoppages jumped to 1,695, double its figure from 1932 . In 1934, 1,865 strikes occurred, involving more than 1.4 million workers . </P> <P> The elections of 1934 might have reflected the "radical upheaval sweeping the country", as Roosevelt won the greatest majority either party ever held in the Senate and 322 Democrats won seats in the United States House of Representatives versus 103 Republicans . It is possible that "the great social movement from below thus strengthened the independence of the executive branch of government". </P>

Which of the following statements about the u.s. labor movement prior to the mid- 1930s is false