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conspiracy cases

Labor; Labor relations

The Philadelphia cordwainers' case in 1806 and subsequent decisions involving labor disputes declared unions to be unlawful conspiracies. In 1842 the court decision in Commonwealth v. Hunt said that ...

checkoff

Labor; Labor relations

A clause in union contract authorizing the employer to deduct dues or service fees from employees' paychecks and remit them to the union.

closed shop

Labor; Labor relations

The hiring and employment of union members only. Illegal under the Taft Hartley Act.

collective bargaining

Labor; Labor relations

The determination of wages and other conditions of employment by direct negotiations between the union and employer.

company store

Labor; Labor relations

A store operated by a company for its employees. Often prices were higher here than elsewhere. Occasionally, workers were paid in script redeemable only at the company store.

company union

Labor; Labor relations

An employee association organized, controlled, and financed by the employer. Outlawed by the National Labor Relations Act.

bread and butter unionism

Labor; Labor relations

Adolph Strasser, president of the Cigar Makers Union and one of the founders of the AFL, once told a Congressional Committee: We have no ultimate ends. We are going from day to day. We fight only for ...

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