Major+U.S.+Labor+Laws

​Link to U.S. Department of Labor: Summary of Major Laws. This link provides many additional links for specific topics such as wages and hours, veteran's preference and worker's compensation. []

This is a link to a website stating some of the history of US labor laws that spans from the early years of 1900, through the New Deal Era, and post WWII. []

Link to an informative website that has information on General Labor history, strikes, women in labor history, famous strikes, and other links. []

Link to a new article about Unions Disagree on Path for Overhaul labor laws. A Group of Democratic Senators want to overhaul the labor laws that are in place. The act would make it easier for unions to organize workers and win initial labor contracts, which they say would help to counter employer intimidation. However, business groups say it would allow unions to conduct secret ballots and stall contract talks. []

Link to this article to read about our President Agenda. []

Regarding the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 From: [] The Taft-Hartley Act was the first major revision to the Wagner Act, and after much resistance from labor leaders and a veto from President [|Harry S. Truman], was passed on June 23, 1947. The Taft-Hartley Act provides for the following: It allows the president to appoint a board of inquiry to investigate union disputes when he believes a strike would endanger national health or safety, and obtain an 80-day injunction to stop the continuation of a strike. It declares all [|closed shops] illegal. It permits union shops only after a majority of the employees vote for them. It forbids jurisdictional strikes and secondary boycotts. It forbids unions from contributing to political campaigns.

Philip Murray (1886 - 1952)
​ From the AFL-CIO Web Site: []