The Constitution and the Labor Union

Film

The Constitution and the Labor Union

United States
Director
Stephen L. Sharff
Year
1957

Shows the relationship of the Constitution to organized labor. Presents the case of Whitaker et al. v. North Carolina, in which a group of unions challenged the constitutionality of a state ban on the closed shop, the union shop, and other union security provisions. Traces the role of the fourteenth amendment in labor struggles.

Top cast

Directed by

Stephen L. Sharff

Written by

Herbert Wechsler, Erik Barnouw

Produced by

Stephen L. Sharff