Prior to the passage of laws to protect unionizing activities,employers turned to the courts to control behaviors such as striking and picketing.

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There were four weapons of choice that business used to control early unionizing efforts: criminal conspiracy laws, injunctions, antitrust laws, and constitutional challenges. In the 1800s, many courts considered activity by workers such as striking and picketing to be common-law criminal conspiracies. Workers were convicted for trying to improve working conditions through union efforts.

Prior to the Passage of Laws to Protect Unionizing Activities,employers