Which of the following best describes 'Yellow-Dog Contracts'?
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Correct answer: Contracts requiring workers not to join a union as a job condition
Yellow-dog contracts were a common anti-union tool used by management during the Gilded Age. They effectively blacklisted pro-union workers and were not declared illegal until the Norris-La Guardia Act of 1932.
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