Adair v. United States: Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Ban on Yellow-Dog Contracts
The Supreme Court struck down Section 10 of the Erdman Act, which prohibited railroads engaged in interstate commerce from requiring workers to sign “yellow-dog contracts” - agreements not to join labor unions as a condition of employment. Justice John Marshall Harlan, who had dissented …
Supreme Court of the United States
Justice John Marshall Harlan
William Adair
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
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