A total ban on union campaign spending destroys rather than merely curbs union politics

Evidence

We do not doubt that labor unions, like individuals, may be curbed by corrupt practices acts and prevented from dumping immense sums of money into political campaigns. But under the proposed law the political activities of labor unions are not regulated or curbed but are substantially destroyed. Deprived of the right to pay any sum of money for the rental of a hall in which to hold a public rally or debate, or for printing or circulating pamphlets, or for advertising in newspapers, or for buying radio time, a union could not carry on any substantial and effective political activity. — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process, 3526

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Early neoliberals proposed abolishing core labor law to curb union power. — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 975

Broader Connections

• Early neoliberals proposed abolishing core labor law to curb union power. #expands (0.82) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 975