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2. Not only "passed with a veto-proof majority"; Truman vetoed it then the "Republican dominated

Reply to AZ Progressive (Original post)

Sun Jul 26, 2015, 06:59 AM

Jul 2015

Congress" passed it over his veto.

You are right. Unions cannot regain the health they had under FDR, or the relative health they now have in Europe and other developed countries, with Taft-Hartley restrictions, including 'right-to-work' laws, in effect.

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Anytime you wonder why labor unions declined in America, its simple: Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 [View all] AZ Progressive Jul 2015 OP

Which Side Are You On?: Trying To Be For Labor When It's Flat On Its Back otherone Jul 2015 #1

+1 Depaysement Jul 2015 #3

Not only "passed with a veto-proof majority"; Truman vetoed it then the "Republican dominated pampango Jul 2015 #2

Very good book. I read it while I was a union steward mountain grammy Jul 2015 #4