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The Constitution and the Labor Union

The Constitution and the Labor Union Online

  • Genres: Documentary
  • Release Date: 01/01/1957
  • Duration : 29 minutes
  • Director: Stephen L. Sharff
  • Production: Columbia University Center for Mass Communication, NET
  • Country: United States of America

Overview:

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.

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