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Today in labor history June 23 Congress overrides President Harry Truman’s veto to pass Taft-Hartley

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Omaha Steve Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-23-08 05:38 AM
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Today in labor history June 23 Congress overrides President Harry Truman’s veto to pass Taft-Hartley

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Congress overrides President Harry Truman’s veto to pass the anti-worker Taft-Hartley Act. The law weakened unions and let states exempt themselves from union requirements. Twenty states immediately enacted open shop laws and two more did so later - 1947

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1. June 23, 1947--A dark day in labor history indeed n/t
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