taft-hartley act

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,133

By Erik Loomis

In General

On May 9, 2026

This is the grave of Fred Hartley. Born in 1902 in Harrison, New Jersey, this person, responsible for one of the worst laws in American history, didn't grow up super wealthy. He chose to serve the elites, he wasn't born into their families. He just...

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Kill Taft-Hartley

By Erik Loomis

On October 27, 2019

The ambitious plans that Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have no real chance of passing the Senate and even if they do, the Supreme Court will kill them. They are.

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This Day in Labor History: February 10, 1966

By Erik Loomis

On February 10, 2019

On February 10, 1966, the Senate failed to gain cloture on an attempt to appeal Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, a sign of the limited power of labor unions.

GE’s Taft-Hartley Comic, 1947

By Erik Loomis

In General

On September 3, 2015

Thanks to Bruce Vail for sending me this hilarious propaganda comic General Electric put out in 1947 during the debate over the Taft-Hartley Act. He asked me to credit the Maryland labor activist Bill Barry in hunting this up and putting it into a PDF...