Taft–Hartley Act
E8530
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.
Aliases (3)
Statements (49)
| 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
→
|
| 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
→
|
Referenced by (13)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
National Labor Relations Act
("Labor Management Relations Act of 1947")
→
National Labor Relations Act → |
amendedBy |
|
Truman administration domestic policy
→
Truman administration domestic policy ("Labor–Management Relations Act of 1947") → |
hasPart |
|
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959
→
National Labor Relations Act → |
relatedTo |
|
Landrum–Griffin Act
("Labor Management Relations Act of 1947")
→
|
amends |
|
Robert A. Taft
("Labor Management Relations Act of 1947")
→
|
coAuthorOf |
|
Taft–Hartley Act
("Labor Management Relations Act of 1947")
→
|
formalName |
|
United States labor law
("Labor Management Relations Act")
→
|
hasKeyFederalStatute |
|
Robert A. Taft
→
|
notableWork |
|
80th United States Congress
→
|
passed |
|
Taft–Hartley Act
→
|
shortName |