The U.S. Industrial Commission (1898-1902) was appointed by President William McKinley to investigate railroad pricing policy, industrial concentration, and the impact of immigration on labor markets, and make recommendations to the President and Congress. McKinley and the Commissioners launched the trust-busting era. The Industrial Commission included McKinley's Ohiorunning mate, Commissioner Andrew L. Harris (a Governor of Ohio and Civil WarGeneral) who served as Chair of the Agriculture Subcommittee, and prominent Senators and Congressmen. After McKinley was assassinated in 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt heeded the advice of the Commissioners and further regulated the large trusts. Roosevelt became known as the nation's toughest trust-buster.
It functioned concurrently with the Court of Industrial Arbitration and was constituted by a president (a Judge of the Court), a vice-president and representatives of employers and employees.
The Commission had authority to adjudicate in cases of illegal strikes, lockouts or unlawful dismissals, and could summon persons to a compulsory conference and hear appeals from determinations of the subsidiary industrial tribunals.
Under the Industrial Arbitration (Amendment) Act of 1927 the constitution of the Commission was altered to that of three members with the status of Supreme Court Judges.
An industrial matter as defined by the act included matters affecting or relating to work to be done such as wages, hours of employment, sex, age, qualification, status of employment, the employment of children and the interpretation of an industrial agreement or award.
The constitution of the IndustrialCommission was altered by the Industrial Arbitration and WorkersÂ’ Compensation (Amendment) Act, 1938.
The IndustrialCommission of New South Wales was abolished on 31 March, 1992 by the Industrial Relations Act, 1991 which established the IndustrialCommission of New South Wales to carry out conciliation and duties and the Industrial Court took the judicial role.
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