Congress overrides Truman’s veto of anti-labor Taft-Hartley Act 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 23 1947)

(Monday, June 23, 1947, 3:17 p.m. EDT) — The Senate by 68 to 25 joined the House today in overriding President Harry S. Truman’s veto of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, better known as the Taft-Hartley Act, designed to limit the power of organized labor (click here to watch “Target Labor And Taft-Hartley” video).