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What does it mean?
Government power to stop strikes by injunction favors employers, causing union resistance.
In plain terms
Injunctions to stop strikes help employers too much, which unions oppose.
What can you take from it?
Recognize how legal tools can imbalance power between labor and management.

Where it applies

  • labor disputes
  • policy analysis

Putting it to work

  • review labor laws
  • balance strike powers

Questions to consider

  • How should strikes be regulated?
  • Does injunction power protect workers?

Another view

National safety may still require intervention.

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