Union and labor rights until 1865
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- Union and labor rights until 1865
- International Typographical Union (1852)
- Consisted of workers that did the same job
- Mechanics' Union of Trade Associations (1827)
- Was in Philadelphia which contained a range of different workers
- Mechanics' Union of Trade Associations (1827)
- Was in Philadelphia which contained a range of different workers
- In 1865 most unions that did exist were small and exclusively for skilled workers
- Craft Unions
- NEGATIVES
- Employers were under no legal obligation to recognise the existence of unions
- Or their rights to negotiate on behalf of their members
- Attempt to legalise trade unions
- Positives
- March 1842 - landmark decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Court (Commonwealth v. Hunt) ruled that unions were legal organisations and had the right to organise and strike
- Before unions which attempted to 'close' or create a unionised workplace could be charged with conspiracy
- March 1842 - landmark decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Court (Commonwealth v. Hunt) ruled that unions were legal organisations and had the right to organise and strike
- Positives
- Overall = it had little immediate impact
- International Typographical Union (1852)
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