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.
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.
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