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October 16, 2026

Today in 1914
President Woodrow Wilson signs the Clayton Antitrust Act — often referred to as “Labor’s Magna Carta” — establishing that unions are not “conspiracies” under the law. It for the first time freed unions to strike, picket and boycott employers. In the years that followed, however, numerous state measures and negative court interpretations weakened the law.

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Jennifer Abruzzo, the NLRB’s General Counsel, Is Labor’s Best Legal Friend
Updated On: Sep 28, 2021
Sept. 28, 2021 | INTERVIEW | Since being confirmed as the National Labor Relations Board’s top lawyer two months ago, Jennifer Abruzzo has wasted no time laying out a strong pro-worker agenda. A memo released in August outlining her priorities indicated her intent to revisit a number of policies in ways that could make them much friendlier to unions and to worker organizing. Among the most significant are the “Joy Silk” doctrine, which could require employers to demonstrate actual reasons for not voluntarily recognizing unions... In These Times
 
 
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