Answer:
Trace the evolution of legal status of American unions.
Labor union increase in the late 1800's was mainly because of the poor working conditions, unfair wages, inequality and lack of benefits.
What activities were restricted by laws and courts?
Using the members dues for political purposes.
Did constraints increase or decline with time?
They have decline.
Explanation:
- The first union to get legal right was the National Labor Relations Act of 1935, or the Wagner Act, which at the time was considered the "Labor Bill of Rights", guaranteed the basic rights of employees to organize into unions, collectively bargain for better working conditions, and take collective action.
- There has been a general union constraints decline, as healthcare, restaurant, and hospitality jobs are among the fastest growing and, historically, these industries that have not had high unionization rates, this has been one of the biggest change composition of jobs in the US.
- States and public-sector unions may no longer extract agency fees from nonconsenting employees,” Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote for the majority. “. . . This procedure violates the First Amendment and cannot continue.”
