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jun 23, 1947 - Taft Hartley Act

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Vetoed by Truman but enacted through a congressional override
Outlawed closed workshop workplaces, limited boycotts, and allowed the president to obtain an 80 injunction against any strike deemed a danger to the national health or safety
Caused organized labor to lose much of the ground it gained during the New Deal

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jun 23, 1947
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~ 79 years ago