How were the yellowdog contracts and labor injunctions used

How were the yellow-dog contracts and labor injunctions used to limit activities of union organizers or slow union growth?

Solution

A yellow-dog contract (a yellow-dog clause of a contract, or an ironclad oath) is an agreement between an employer and an employee in which the employee agrees, as a condition of employment, not to be a member of a labor union.

Operating a business during a lawful strike is difficult. Even if management is able to operate the business with a

sufficient number of trained employees, the union uses picketing to restrict the movement of

employees, product

and customers. The union’s picketing tactics can create significant and immediate economic harm to the extent

that an employer’s right to continue operations during a strike or lockout becomes illusory.

These challenges are often magni

fied for the employer’s human resources and legal staff because they may

experience picketing only

rarely

, and may therefore be unfamiliar with the employer’s legal rights and the

processes for enforcing them

In India most companies keep people on contract instead of direct payroll to avoid labour issues or people through a staffing agent instead of direct hire to keep costs down and labour issues at bay