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The Constitution and the Labor Union
The Constitution and the Labor Union

The Constitution and the Labor Union (01/01/1957)

Production : Columbia University Center for Mass Communication, NET

Synopsis

Shows the relationship of the Constitution to organized labor. Presents the case of Whitaker et al. v. North Carolina, in which a group of unions challenged the constitutionality of a state ban on the closed shop, the union shop, and other union security provisions. Traces the role of the fourteenth amendment in labor struggles.

Robert Trout

Robert Trout