1943
Overriding President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s veto, Congress enacts the Smith-Connally Anti-Strike Act, which curtails the ability of unions to go on strike at plants deemed important to the war effort. The new law also bars unions from contributing money directly to federal candidates.
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