The Port Strike, Biden, and Taft-Hartley

[John Palmer]

Biden say's I don't believe in Taft-Hartley. He's right. Taft-Hartley was meant to curb the power of unions.

The law was introduced by two Republicans — Sen. Robert Taft of Ohio and Rep. Fred Hartley Jr. of New Jersey. In the aftermath of World War II. It followed a series of strikes in 1945 and 1946 by workers who demanded better pay and working conditions after the privations of wartime.President Harry Truman opposed Taft-Hartley, but his veto was overridden by Congress.

In addition to authorizing a president to intervene in strikes, the law banned “closed shops,” which require employers to hire only union workers. The ban allowed workers to refuse to join a union.

Taft-Hartley also barred “secondary boycotts,’' thereby making it illegal for unions to pressure neutral companies to stop doing business with an employer that was targeted in a strike.

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/dock-workers-strike-sent-powerful-message-bosses-workers-rcna173849

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"Secondary Boycott" was the greatest organizing tool ever created. That's why they made it illegal

Thanks for the reminder Brother Palmer. BTW good statements from you, Kevin Moore and Bill Carrol in the Huffington post article about snubbig the deciding voter in saving Teamster pensions. Even Jim Hoffa was quoted.