Question

What activities were restricted by laws and courts for american labor union?

Answer 1

Most unions were made unlawful by the conspiracy doctrine until 1842 where membership to a union was not against the law. The Sherman Antitrust Act was used by employers to charge striking unions by claiming that they were illegally off-putting trade.Union leaders made several legal moves such as the Clayton Act and the Erdman Act. The Clayton Act was unauthorized due to its vague wording and ease of interpretation. Erdman Act was found to be unconstitutional. In 1935, The Wagner act ruled that employees had the right to come together and collectively bargain.2.What were the major contributing causes to the failure of uplift unionism? The lack of leadership and not paying attention to the workers problems contributed to the fall of The National Labor Union which was the first attempt at uplift unionism.