Although labor leaders today seldom characterize the Taft-Hartley as the "Slave Labor Act," they remain convinced that the Act was designed primarily to cripple union strength and to impair the workings of free collective bargaining. In this article, the author emphasizes that the experience of...

Focuses on the direction of unionism in the United States from 1947 to 1967. Summary of the salient features of U.S. unionism in 1947; Discussion on white-collar unionization; Growth in union membership. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)