yellow dog contracts
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From 335 U.S. 525 - Lincoln Federal Labor Union No 19129 American Federation of Labor v. Northwestern Iron & Metal Co Whitaker · 1949Most cited · 508 citing opinions
Before hiring workers, employers required them to sign agreements stating that the workers were not and would not become labor union members. Such anti-union practices were so obnoxious to workers that they gave these required agreements the name of 'yellow dog contracts.