Elsie Law's Daily Dose Of The Law

The Clayton Act, which was passed by Congress in 1914, included provisions that were supposed to protect organized labor.

"The Act stated that, 'the labor of a human being is not commodity or article of commerce,' and provided further that nothing contained in the Federal antitrust laws: 'Shall be construed to forbid the existence and operation of
labor...organizations...nor shall such organizations, or the members thereof, be held or construed to be illegal combinations or conspiracies in restraint of trade under the anti-trust laws.'"