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The '''Taft-Hartley Act''' (1947), or Taft-Hartley Labor Act, was perhaps the single greatest legislative achievement of the 20th century,<ref>See [[Essay:Greatest Conservative Legislation]]</ref> passed by a [[Republican]] [[Congress]] in override of President [[Harry Truman]]'s veto. The Taft-Hartley Act single-handedly ended the dire and growing problem of strikes involving millions of workers after [[World War II]], and saved [[capitalism]] from the unions in the [[United States]]. Ever since the Act's passage, [[Democrats]] have unsuccessfully attempted to repeal it.
The '''Taft-Hartley Act''' (1947), or Taft-Hartley Labor Act, was perhaps the single greatest legislative achievement of the 20th century, passed by a [[Republican]] [[Congress]] in override of President [[Harry Truman]]'s veto. The Taft-Hartley Act single-handedly ended the dire and growing problem of strikes involving millions of workers after [[World War II]], and saved [[capitalism]] from the unions in the [[United States]]. Ever since the Act's passage, [[Democrats]] have unsuccessfully attempted to repeal it.
The Act itself was written by the [[conservative]] legal scholar [[Robert Taft]], who was then the Majority Leader in the [[U.S. Senate]] and a three-time presidential candidate. It was sponsored by Taft and also by long time U.S. Representative Fred Hartley.
The Act itself was written by the [[conservative]] legal scholar [[Robert Taft]], who was then the Majority Leader in the [[U.S. Senate]] and a three-time presidential candidate. It was sponsored by Taft and also by long time U.S. Representative Fred Hartley.
*outlaws closed shops
*outlaws closed shops
*authorizes the [[President]] to seek a federal court injunction to require an eighty-day cooling-off period for a strike threatening a national interest.
*authorizes the [[President]] to seek a federal court injunction to require an eighty-day cooling-off period for a strike threatening a national interest.
*prohibited unions and corporations from making independent expenditures in support of or opposition to federal candidates
*gave federal courts jurisdiction to enforce collective bargaining agreements
==See Also==
*[[Essay:Greatest Conservative Legislation]]
== References ==
== References ==
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[[category:Labor Unions]]
[[category:Labor Unions]]
[[Category:New Deal]]
[[Category:New Deal]]