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Why did President Truman veto the Taft-Hartley Act?

He thought labor unions had too much power.
He felt the act would damage workers' rights.
He wanted to prevent workers from going on strike.
He thought it was a good bill but too expensive.

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Answer:

He felt the act would damage workers' rights.

Explanation:

The Taft-Hartley Act was specifically designed by the congress to restrict various activities that initiated by the Labor union. (For example, it prohibited the union to conduct a strikes within a huge jurisdiction)

At that time, President Truman fear that the act will provide even bigger opportunities for big corporations to give unfair treatments for theit workers while providing no opportunities for the workers to fight back.  This will damage the worker's right so he decided to use his veto against it.

Answer:

President Truman vetoed the Taft-Hartley Act because he thought labor unions had too much power (A). The Taft-Hartley Act was proposed to limit the power of labor unions in the US.

EXPLANATION:

Also known as the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, the Taft-Hartley Act was established over the veto of President Harry S. Truman. Since it became a United States federal law, the Taft-Hartley Act has restricted the activities and power of labor unions. President Truman did this after a major strike happened in 1945-1946. Under the Taft-Hartley Act, labor unions were prohibited to engage in several “unfair labor practices”, which include:

  • Political or solidarity strikes
  • Wildcat strikes
  • Jurisdictional strikes
  • Secondary and mass picketing
  • Secondary boycotts
  • Closed shops
  • Monetary donations by unions to federal political campaigns

This prohibition of unfair practices was highlighted in the form of amendments. The purpose was to protect employees from harm resulting from these practices. Below here are six amendments of the Taft-Hartley Act:

  1. The act gave employees the right to form unions and engage in collective bargaining with employers.
  2. Employers cannot decline to hire employees because they won’t join a union.
  3. Unions were required to bargain in good faith with employers.
  4. Disallowed secondary boycotts by the union.
  5. Disallowed unions from taking advantage of their employers.
  6. A free speech clause for employers.

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Keywords

Taft-Hartley Act, President Truman, labor union.  

Subject: History

Class: High School

Subchapter: Taft-Hartley Act

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