The Slaughter-House cases (1874) and Lochner v. New York (1905) were anti-Progressive cases in which the U.S. Supreme Court struck down .
A) labor's right to negotiate wages with employers
B) workers' membership and participation in unions
C) pro-union strikes and boycotts
D) employees' requests for shorter working hours

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The Slaughter-House Cases primarily dealt with the interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment and did not directly address labor issues. Lochner v. New York, on the other hand, struck down a law that set maximum working hours, thus impacting employees' requests for shorter working hours. This decision was seen as anti-Progressive because it limited the government's ability to impose regulations on businesses for the welfare of workers.

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