On July 12, 1810, a trial of trade unionists began in New York City. In 1794, Philadelphia shoemakers organized the “Federal Society of Journeymen Cordwainers.” Similarly New York bootmakers joined. In 1805, the union struck in Philadelphia for higher wages. The New York bootmakers were found guilty and fined one dollar. The law stated that “Even to do a …
My Country – Collective Bargaining On March 29, 1938, the Supreme Court required that a railroad company deal with the employee’s union. This meant that an employer had to negotiate in good faith. This eliminated the company union and forced the meeting of employers and employees at the conference table to avoid industrial strife and promote amicable …
My Country – Issuing Injunctions Against a Labor Dispute Union membership is at its lowest levels since the late 1930s. Yet, when the union membership began to rise, Congress had recently acted to stop federal courts from issuing injunctions with every nonviolent labor dispute. On March 23, 1932, the Norris-La Guardia Act was enacted. History …