State v. Employers of Labor

In May, 1917, certain industrial disturbances took place in Omaha, finally culminating in interference with the comfort -and welfare, of .large classes .of the community, and • in lockouts, strikes, disorderly assemblages, assaults, and damage to property. Prior to that year it had been customary in that city for certain trades to make collective agreements through labor unions with associations of employers in. such trades, but the practice was stopped • by the employers, and it' was sought by some of' them to have their workers sign an agreement in part' as follows:

“I agree to work under…