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Taft-Hartly Act
C. restricted the power of labor unions
In 1947, the conservative Congress set out to curb the power of organized labor by passing the Taft-Hartley Act.
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Norris-LaGuardia Act (1932) ... National Labor Relations Act (1935) ... Fair Labor Standards Act (1938) ... Taft-Hartley Act (1947) ... Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (1959) ... Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (1964) ... Age Discrimination in Employment Act (1967) ... Occupational Safety and Health Act (1970)
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favored big business interests over union interests.
permitting states to ban union shops
The Hartley Act, also known as the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, amended the previous Wagner Act of 1935. It aimed to curb the power of labor unions by placing certain restrictions on their activities. It prohibited unfair labor practices by both unions and employers, allowed for the decertification of unions under certain conditions, and gave the President the power to intervene in labor disputes to prevent strikes that could harm national security.