The Taft-Hartley Act

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All of the choices are correct. The Taft-Harley Act, passed in 1947, made several changes to labor relations in the United States. It outlawed the closed shop, where union membership was required for employment, and the secondary boycott, where a union refused to deal with a company that did business with a company the union was striking against. It also authorized the President to obtain court orders blocking strikes that endangered national health or safety for up to 80 days. Critics argue that the Taft-Hartley Act favored management over labor by restricting union power.