Taft–Hartley Act

Labor Management Relations Act of 1947
Long title	An Act to amend the National Labor Relations Act, to provide additional facilities for the mediation of labor disputes affecting commerce, to equalize legal responsibilities of labor organizations and employers, and for other purposes.
Nicknames	Taft–Hartley Act
Enacted by	the 80th United States Congress
Effective	June 23, 1947
Citations
Public law	Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 80–101
Statutes at Large	61 Stat. 136
Codification
Titles amended	29 U.S.C.: Labor
U.S.C. sections created	29 U.S.C. ch. 7 §§ 141-197
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as H.R. 3020 by Fred A. Hartley, Jr. (R–NJ) on April 10, 1947; Passed the House on April 17, 1947 (308-107); Passed the Senate on May 13, 1947 (68-24, in lieu of S. 1126); Reported by the joint conference committee on June 4, 1947; agreed to by the House on June 4, 1947 (320-79) and by the Senate on June 6, 1947 (54-17); Vetoed by President Harry S. Truman on June 20, 1947; Overridden by the House on June 20, 1947 (331-83); Overridden by the Senate and became law on June 23, 1947 (68-25);
Major amendments
	Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act
United States Supreme Court cases
	Garner v. Teamsters Union, 346 U.S. 485 (1953); Construction Workers v. Laburnum Construction Corp., 347 U.S. 656 (1954); Weber v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc., 348 U.S. 468 (1955); Machinists v. Gonzales, 356 U.S. 617 (1958); Linn v. United Plant Guard Workers, 383 U.S. 53 (1966); Granite Rock Co. v. Teamsters, 561 U.S. 287 (2010); Unite Here Local 355 v. Mulhall, 571 U.S. 83 (2013); Starbucks Corporation v. McKinney, No. 23-367, 602 U.S. ___ (2024);

The Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, better known as the Taft–Hartley Act, is a United States federal law that restricts the activities and power of labor unions. It was enacted by the 80th United States Congress over the veto of President Harry S. Truman, becoming law on June 23, 1947.

Taft–Hartley was introduced in the aftermath of a major strike wave in 1945 and 1946. Though it was enacted by the Republican-controlled 80th Congress, the law received significant support from congressional Democrats, many of whom joined with their Republican colleagues in voting to override Truman's veto. The act continued to generate opposition after Truman left office, but it remains in effect.

The Taft–Hartley Act amended the 1935 National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), adding new restrictions on union actions and designating new union-specific unfair labor practices. Among the practices prohibited by the Taft–Hartley act are jurisdictional strikes, wildcat strikes, solidarity or political strikes, secondary boycotts, secondary and mass picketing, closed shops, and monetary donations by unions to federal political campaigns. The amendments also allowed states to enact right-to-work laws banning union shops. Enacted during the early stages of the Cold War, the law required union officers to sign non-communist affidavits with the government.

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