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  2. History of unfree labor in the United States - Wikipedia

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    When Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 election on a platform of no new slave states, the South broke away to form the Confederacy; the first six states to secede held the greatest number of slaves in the South. This marked the start of the Civil War, which caused a huge disruption of the slave economy, with many slaves either escaping or being ...

  3. National Labor Relations Act of 1935 - Wikipedia

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    The National Labor Relations Act of 1935, also known as the Wagner Act, is a foundational statute of United States labor law that guarantees the right of private sector employees to organize into trade unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take collective action such as strikes. Central to the act was a ban on company unions. [1]

  4. Unfair labor practice - Wikipedia

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    An unfair labor practice (ULP) in United States labor law refers to certain actions taken by employers or unions that violate the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (49 Stat. 449) 29 U.S.C. § 151–169 (also known as the NLRA and the Wagner Act after NY Senator Robert F. Wagner [1]) and other legislation.

  5. Economics in One Lesson - Wikipedia

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    Chapter 15, "How the Price System Works", argues that economic proposals must be analyzed for their long-term and widespread effects, not just their immediate and limited consequences. [3] What Hazlitt considers the fallacy of isolation, or looking at an industry or process in isolation, is the starting point of many economic fallacies.

  6. United States labor law - Wikipedia

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    Brennan J held that such matters were to be left to "be controlled by the free play of economic forces". [308] While some of these judgments appeared beneficial to unions against hostile state courts or bodies, supportive actions also began to be held preempted.

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    Ecopetrol, Colombia's largest company, has let go hundreds of staff since CEO Ricardo Roa took over in April 2023, some of whom were unfairly fired to make way for pro-government replacements ...

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  9. Freedom of contract - Wikipedia

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    Freedom of contract is the process in which individuals and groups form contracts without government restrictions.This is opposed to government regulations such as minimum-wage laws, competition laws, economic sanctions, restrictions on price fixing, or restrictions on contracting with undocumented workers.