Smith-Connally Act Criminalizes Union Political Contributions, Spawns First PACs
Congress overrides President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s veto to pass the Smith-Connally Act (War Labor Disputes Act), which prohibits unions from making contributions in federal elections and empowers the federal government to seize industries threatened by strikes. The legislation is hurriedly …
Howard W. Smith
Tom Connally
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress of Industrial Organizations
United Mine Workers
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