The Constitution and the Labor Union (movie)

The Constitution and the Labor Union (movie)

  • Production country: United States of America
  • Producer: Stephen L. Sharff
  • Production companies: Columbia University Center for Mass Communication, NET
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release date: 1/1/1957
  • Run time: 29 min.

Movie description

Shows the relationship of the Constitution to organized labor. Presents the case of Whitaker et al. v. North Carolina, in which a group of unions challenged the constitutionality of a state ban on the closed shop, the union shop, and other union security provisions. Traces the role of the fourteenth amendment in labor struggles.

Actors

Robert Trout

Robert Trout

Role(s): Narrator

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