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In 1947, after a strike wave triggered by postwar inflation, the anti-union Taft–Hartley Act[1] was passed by bipartisan agreement over President Truman’s veto.

In 1947, after a strike wave triggered by postwar inflation, the anti-union Taft–Hartley Act[1] was passed by bipartisan agreement over President Truman’s veto. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taft%E2%80%93Hartley_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taft%E2%80%93Hartley_Act

hef19898 3y ago
Let me guess, unions were seen back then as a communist threat to national security, right?
- danaris 3y ago
  You're being downvoted currently, but anti-Communist sentiment was absolutely a big factor in the erosion of the power of unions over the course of the Cold War years.
  - hef19898 3y ago
    Even earlier, starting in the 20s if memory serves well.