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A yellow dog contract is an agreement between an employer and employee where the employee promises not to join a labor union or work with other employees to improve their working conditions. These contracts used to be legal, but now they are banned by federal and state laws because they are unfair to workers and can harm the public. Workers have the right to join unions and work together to make their jobs better.
A yellow dog contract is an agreement between an employer and employee where the employee agrees not to join a labor union or work with other employees to form a union. These contracts were often required as a condition of employment. However, they are now illegal under federal and state laws.
These examples illustrate how yellow dog contracts are illegal and violate workers' rights to form unions. They also show how federal and state laws protect workers from these unfair practices.