In yellow-dog contracts, employers:
A) agreed to submit all grievances to an arbitration panel whose decision was binding
B) forced workers to agree to stay out of unions
C) agreed to hire only union workers
D) forced workers to sign a statement that they would vote the Democratic ticket
E) agreed to automatic wage increases in return for the workers' promise not to strike

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Yellow-dog contracts were agreements that forced workers to sign a statement pledging that they would not join a union. The name "yellow-dog" referred to the idea that workers would be so loyal to their employer that they would even agree not to work with a "yellow dog" (i.e. a scab or strikebreaker).

In Yellow-Dog Contracts, Employers