Supreme Court and Trade Unions Flashcards
How did the Supreme Court act in the early part of the period?
There was a laissez-faire attitude of government who didn’t believe that there should be any interference with business. This gives employers a lot of power to exploit workers.
What did the courts do after 1894 in terms of strikes?
Court injunctions were used to break strikes. This further limited development of labour representation.
What was Lochner vs New York and when?
- It invoked the 14th Amendment to declare unconstitutional a law imposing a ten-hour day, claiming that it violated the rights of workers to determine their hours of work.
How did the legalisation of injunctions to break strikes by the Supreme Court affect the Pullman Strike?
It was the first time that the law had been invoked to break a strike, it was a powerful weapon against labour unions.
How did the Supreme affect NIRA in the New Deal?
It raised the issue of states’ rights over those of federal government when it declared the NRA unconstitutional in 1935.
How did the Supreme Court affect the National Labour Relations (Wagner) Act?
In 1937 it declared the Act constitutional. FIRST POSITIVE FOR SUPREME COURT….
It gave workers the right to join trade unions and collectively bargain through chosen representatives. BIG STEP
