A notion that courts can punish a union if they deem that the means used or the ends sought by the union are illegal is known as the:
A) conspiracy doctrine.
B) contract bar doctrine.
C) captive-audience doctrine.
D) just cause doctrine.

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In the Philadelphia Cordwainers (shoemakers) case of 1806, the jury ruled that groups of employees banded together to raise their wages constituted a conspiracy in restraint of trade. This decision established the conspiracy doctrine, which stated that a union could be punished if either the means used or the ends sought were deemed illegal by the courts.

A Notion That Courts Can Punish a Union If They