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Word: interunion (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...forbade a number of then common union actions: interunion jurisdictional strikes, and strikes to enforce featherbedding, secondary boycotts and the closed shop. Its key section provides a system to stop strikes that could "imperil the national health and safety." If a President believes a strike poses such a threat, he can appoint a board to investigate the dispute. After he receives the board's report, the Government can seek an injunction from a federal judge forbidding the continuation or start of a strike for 80 days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: How Taft-Hartley Works | 3/20/1978 | See Source »

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