John Kennedy and Samuel J. Ervin

Sen. John Kennedy (D-Mass), sponsor of the labor regulation bill passed, April 25, 1959 by the Senate, is congratulated by three senators whose amendments were written into the billâäôs final version. Left to right are Kennedy and Sens Samuel J. Ervin, Jr. (D-NC); John McClellan (D-Ark), chairman of the Senate Rackets Committee who offered the billâäôs major change; and Thomas H. Kuchel (R-Calif). The measure makes the most extensive changes in the Taft-Hartley law since the pact was passed in 1947. (AP Photo/Byron Rollins)