The closed shop was prohibited by the
Clayton Act.
Norris-LaGuardia Act.
none of the above
Taft-Hartley Act.
Wagner Act.
Ans.) OPTION D Taft-Hartley Act
Closed shop is a form of union security in which a company can hire only union members. Taft-Hartley Act (1947) had a tough antiunion provision known as Section 14(b) that allows individual states to pass right-to-work laws. A right-to-work law is a state law making it illegal to force workers ro join a union as a condition of employment. Hence, the closed shop was prohibited by the Taft-Hartley Act.
Therefore, OPTION (D) Taft-Hartley Act is correct.
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