Also known as the Labor-Management Relations Act, this act established procedures for delaying or averting so-called "national emergency" strikes, excluded supervisory employees from the Wagner Act, and banned the closed shop?

• A. Taft-Hartley Act
• B. National Labor Relations Act
• C. Wagner Act
• D. Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act

Answer: (A)

This is the Taft-Hartley Act, a 1947 amendment to the Wagner Act that rebalanced power between labor and management. It created a formal process to delay or avert strikes during national emergencies by giving the President the authority to seek a cooling-off period, so critical industries can avoid disruption while a settlement is pursued. It also narrowed coverage by excluding supervisory employees from the protections of the Wagner Act, meaning managers with significant decision-making authority aren’t bound by the same rights to organize or bargain through the NLRA. Additionally, it banned the closed shop, prohibiting employers from requiring union membership as a condition of employment. These provisions collectively shifted some leverage toward employers and government intervention, while still preserving core collective bargaining rights for most private-sector workers.