United States 1947 The Taft-Hartley Act was characterized by labor unions at the time of its passage as "the slave-labor law," and many of its congressional proponents thought that the law would inhibit the power of labor unions. Many...

The Labor-Management Relations Act, commonly known as the Taft-Hartley Act, is a United States federal law that greatly restricts the activities and power of labor unions. The Act, still largely in effect, was sponsored by Senator Robert Taft and...

Today is Monday, June 4, the 155th day of 2007. There are 210 days left in the year.Today's highlight in history:On June 4, 1942, the Battle of Midway began during World War II.On this date:In 1783, the Montgolfier brothers first publicly demonstrated their hot-air balloon,...

Today is Wednesday, June 20, the 171st day of 2007. There are 194 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On June 20, 1893, a jury in New Bedford, Mass., found Lizzie Borden not guilty of the ax murders of her father and stepmother.On this...

Today is Saturday, June 23, the 174th day of 2007. There are 191 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On June 23, 1868, Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for his "Type-writer."On this date:In 1757, forces of the East India Company led by Robert...

Democrats on Thursday attacked the Bush administration's majority on the National Labor Relations Board as anti-union."I don't think I have ever seen a labor board so tilted against working people and more in favor of employers than this board in 28 years," said Rep. Phil...