Taft–Hartley Act

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The Taft–Hartley Act is a 1947 U.S. federal labor law that significantly restricted the powers of labor unions and amended the original National Labor Relations Act.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
labor law ⓘ
administeredBy National Labor Relations Board ⓘ
affects private-sector employees ⓘ
private-sector employers ⓘ
alsoKnownAs LMRA ⓘ
amends National Labor Relations Act ⓘ
authorizes right-to-work laws by states ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 29 of the United States Code ⓘ
continues unfair labor practices for employers ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
creates unfair labor practices for unions ⓘ
criticizedFor weakening union power ⓘ
empowers President of the United States to seek injunctions to halt strikes that imperil national health or safety ⓘ
enactedIn 1947 ⓘ
establishes procedures for handling national emergency strikes ⓘ
excludes most public-sector employees ⓘ
formalName Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 ⓘ
linked to: Taft–Hartley Act
introducedBy Fred A. Hartley Jr. ⓘ
Robert A. Taft ⓘ
jurisdiction federal ⓘ
legalArea labor and employment law ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
limits closed shop agreements ⓘ
namedAfter Fred A. Hartley Jr. ⓘ
Robert A. Taft ⓘ
opposedBy American Federation of Labor ⓘ
Congress of Industrial Organizations ⓘ
organized labor ⓘ
permits states to ban union security agreements ⓘ
politicalContext post–World War II labor unrest ⓘ
presidentAtEnactment Harry S. Truman ⓘ
prohibits certain forms of political contributions by unions ⓘ
certain union unfair labor practices ⓘ
jurisdictional strikes in many circumstances ⓘ
secondary boycotts in many circumstances ⓘ
region United States of America ⓘ
regulates labor–management relations ⓘ
union shop agreements ⓘ
requires union officers to file non-communist affidavits ⓘ
restricts powers of labor unions ⓘ
shortName Taft–Hartley Act ⓘ
signedBy Harry S. Truman ⓘ
subjectMatter collective bargaining ⓘ
labor relations ⓘ
labor unions ⓘ
supportedBy Republican Party leaders in 1947 ⓘ
vetoedBy Harry S. Truman ⓘ
vetoOverriddenBy United States Congress ⓘ

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National Labor Relations Act → amendedBy → Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 ⓘ
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