"Labor-Taft-Hartley", 1954
File — Box: 140, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
Correspondence concerning a number of amendments to the Taft-Hartley Act. The Taft-Hartley Act (Labor Management Relations Act of 1947) was a law to restrict the activities and power of labor unions. Senator Maybank voted for the initial law and also voted to over-ride President Truman's veto. In 1954 Maybank opposed a number of proposed changes to the act and successfully voted for the act to be recommitted to the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
Dates
- Creation: 1954
Creator
- From the Collection: Maybank, Burnet R. (Burnet Rhett), 1899-1954 (Person)
Language of Material
From the Collection:
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 241.8 linear feet (149 document boxes, 136 cartons, 8 slim document boxes, 7 oversize boxes, 1 oversize scrapbook)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Special Collections
College of Charleston Libraries
66 George Street
Charleston South Carolina 29424
(843) 953-8016
(843) 953-6319 (Fax)
Special Collections
College of Charleston Libraries
66 George Street
Charleston South Carolina 29424
(843) 953-8016
(843) 953-6319 (Fax)