Yellow dog contract
Definition
An agreement between an employer and employee in which the employee agrees not to join or remain a member of a labor or employer organization. Yellow dog contracts are generally illegal.
Illustrative caselaw
See, e.g. Lincoln Federal Labor Union No. 19129 v. Northwestern Iron & Metal Co., 335 U.S. 525 (1949).
See also
29 U.S.C. § 103(a)-(b): nonenforceability of yellow dog contracts
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
An agreement in which an employer forbids an employee to join a labor union. Yellow-dog contracts are unenforceable.
Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
August 19, 2010, 5:27 pm
