the Taft-Hartley Act
/ðə ˌtæft ˈhɑːtli ækt/
/ðə ˌtæft ˈhɑːrtli ækt/
- an important US law passed in 1947 to restrict strikes. It gave the US President the power to stop strikes for 80 days if they represented a national emergency. It also set up a special committee to settle labour disputes. The bill, which was opposed by President Truman, was introduced by Senator Robert A Taft and Representative Fred Hartley.
《塔夫脱-哈特利法案》：1947年通过的一项重要美国法律，旨在限制罢工。如果罢工代表国家紧急状态，它赋予了美国罢工80天的权力。它还成立了一个专门委员会解决劳资纠纷。该法案遭到杜鲁门总统的反对，由参议员罗伯特·塔夫脱（Robert A Taft）和代表弗雷德·哈特利（Fred Hartley）提出。