Taft–Hartley Act

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Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affects collective bargaining
employee rights
labor relations
union security agreements
employer rights
strike activities
gptkbp:allows right-to-work laws
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Labor_Management_Relations_Act_of_1947
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:National_Labor_Relations_Act
gptkbp:codifiedIn 29 U.S.C. §§ 141–197
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:National_Labor_Relations_Board
gptkbp:establishes gptkb:Federal_Mediation_and_Conciliation_Service
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Taft–Hartley Act
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Robert_A._Taft
gptkb:Fred_A._Hartley_Jr.
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:organized_labor
gptkbp:prohibits closed shops
jurisdictional strikes
union political activities
union secondary boycotts
gptkbp:purpose regulate labor unions
gptkbp:repealedBy no
gptkbp:requires union leaders to sign non-communist affidavits
gptkbp:section Section 8(b) defines unfair labor practices by unions
Section 301 allows suits for violation of contracts
Section 14(b) allows states to pass right-to-work laws
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
June 23, 1947
gptkbp:supportedBy business interests
gptkbp:vetoedBy gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robert_Taft
gptkb:Pub.L._80–49
gptkb:Public_Law_86-257
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6