Taft-Hartley
Labor relations act
Taft-Hartley refers to the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, landmark U.S. legislation that restricted union power.
The law prohibited certain strike tactics, allowed states to pass right-to-work laws, and required union leaders to affirm they weren't communists.
In casual use, Taft-Hartley often appears as shorthand for federal intervention in labor disputes: The president threatened to invoke Taft-Hartley to end the strike.
Year after WWII ended
- collective bargainingJoint worker-employer talks
- federal lawStatute from central government
- right-to-workVoluntary union membership policy
- cooling-off periodMandated time for reconsideration
unfair labor practices · featherbedding · loyalty oath · national interest · labor reform · interstate commerce
Disrupting worker organizing efforts
- decertificationRevoking official recognition
- bargaining powerAdvantage in negotiations
- labor movementOrganized effort for worker rights
- AFL-CIOCombined federation of unions
arbitration · shop steward · collective action · worker rights · labor history
Opposing worker collectives
- Cold War politicsIdeological conflict between blocs
- business lobbyCommercial building's entrance area
- McCarthyismPolitically-motivated accusation without evidence
- labor voteWorkers' collective electoral decision
Southern Democrats · pro-business · political realignment · campaign contributions · corporate influence
Retirement savings arrangement
- health benefitsEmployer-provided medical coverage
- trust fundAssets held for another
- ERISABenefits regulation abbreviation
- entertainment industryCommercial arts and media sector
SAG-AFTRA · benefit eligibility · employer contributions · fiduciary duty
1947
Year after WWII ended
- collective bargainingJoint worker-employer talks
- federal lawStatute from central government
- right-to-workVoluntary union membership policy
cooling-off period · unfair labor practices · featherbedding · loyalty oath · national interest · labor reform · interstate commerce
union busting
Disrupting worker organizing efforts
- decertificationRevoking official recognition
- bargaining powerAdvantage in negotiations
- labor movementOrganized effort for worker rights
AFL-CIO · arbitration · shop steward · collective action · worker rights · labor history
anti-union
Opposing worker collectives
- Cold War politicsIdeological conflict between blocs
- business lobbyCommercial building's entrance area
- McCarthyismPolitically-motivated accusation without evidence
labor vote · Southern Democrats · pro-business · political realignment · campaign contributions · corporate influence
pension plan
Retirement savings arrangement
- health benefitsEmployer-provided medical coverage
- trust fundAssets held for another
- ERISABenefits regulation abbreviation
entertainment industry · SAG-AFTRA · benefit eligibility · employer contributions · fiduciary duty
- laborlabor, labor union, work, labor force, laborers
- labor historyAFL-CIO, workers, labor movement, CIO, laborers
- Truman EraTruman, Truman Doctrine, Fair Deal, buck stops here, whistle-stop tour
- U.S. LawsCivil Rights Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, HIPAA
- actors unionSAG, SAG-AFTRA, Screen Actors Guild, union card, union dues
- union bustingunion busting, strikebreaker, strikebreaking, scabs, scab