Question

After the American Federation of Labor was effective in winning higher wages for workers in the late 1800s, business interests pushed back by supporting_______
laws, which effectively banned unions if enacted.

Answer 1

After the American Federation of Labor was effective in winning higher wages for workers in the late 1800s, business interests pushed back by supporting **"yellow-dog" contracts** and **anti-union laws**, which effectively banned unions if enacted. Yellow-dog contracts were agreements that required workers to promise not to join a union as a condition of employment. Additionally, business interests supported various legal measures that sought to limit or undermine the power of labor unions.