Question

What does the Taft-Hartley Amendments to the Wagner Act (1974) require employees to do?

Answer 1

The Taft-Hartley Amendments to the Wagner Act (1947) required employees to do several things.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Taft-Hartley Amendments to the Wagner Act (1947) required employees to do several things:

1. They banned closed shops and union shops, which required employees to either belong to a union before being hired or join the union as a condition of employment.
2. They banned secondary boycotts, where other union members refused to purchase the goods of a particular company.
3. They required union leaders to sign affidavits disclaiming any affiliation with Communist organizations.
4. They limited the use of union funds in political campaigns.
5. They permitted states to pass 'right-to-work' laws that limited union organization methods.
6. They granted presidential authority to postpone any strike that might affect national interests for up to eighty days.