That’s where the Taft-Hartley Act came in place. Leader who led some of these unions started to take advantages of the people they were supposed to serve. There became a large number of strikes witch took a hard on the economy. In order to regain control over the situation the government created the Taft-Hartley act. It’s a federal law that was established 1947 that prohibited certain union practices and required improvement in union disclosure of financial and political dealings. This act was meant to be the guide line rules of the federal government's requirements for unions. It protects union members against dealings enacted by the controlling members that wasn’t in their best interest. The Taft-Hartley Act gave employees the right to avoid taking part in union activities, but it also stated that an employer can require an employee join a union. There is 6 key amendments to this act. The first one gave employees the right to form unions and engage in collective bargaining with employers, basically reinforced the RLRA act. The second amendment stated employer cannot refuse to hire prospective employees because they won't join a union. The third amendment said unions have a requirement to bargain in good faith with employers. Meaning they must negotiate what will benefit the employees. The forth prohibited secondary boycotts by unions. The Fifth Amendment prohibited unions from taking advantage of their members or employers. Last but not least the sixty amendment provided free speech for
That’s where the Taft-Hartley Act came in place. Leader who led some of these unions started to take advantages of the people they were supposed to serve. There became a large number of strikes witch took a hard on the economy. In order to regain control over the situation the government created the Taft-Hartley act. It’s a federal law that was established 1947 that prohibited certain union practices and required improvement in union disclosure of financial and political dealings. This act was meant to be the guide line rules of the federal government's requirements for unions. It protects union members against dealings enacted by the controlling members that wasn’t in their best interest. The Taft-Hartley Act gave employees the right to avoid taking part in union activities, but it also stated that an employer can require an employee join a union. There is 6 key amendments to this act. The first one gave employees the right to form unions and engage in collective bargaining with employers, basically reinforced the RLRA act. The second amendment stated employer cannot refuse to hire prospective employees because they won't join a union. The third amendment said unions have a requirement to bargain in good faith with employers. Meaning they must negotiate what will benefit the employees. The forth prohibited secondary boycotts by unions. The Fifth Amendment prohibited unions from taking advantage of their members or employers. Last but not least the sixty amendment provided free speech for