Workers' Rights, 1925-1953

Letter from AFL President Gompers to individual, against suggestion to limit freedom of the press by constitutional amendment, February 20, 1925; "Free Speech, Free Press for Civil Service Employees," n.d., unsigned, apparently report by AFL legislative representative; "Memo for Mr. Green" re garnishment and attachment of wages, state-by-state legislation, January 29, 1934; "Memorandum for Mr. Roberts [AFL legislative representative]" re lobbying efforts with Senator LaFollette re resolution providing for investigations for violations of rights of free speech/ assembly and of labor unions to bargain collectively, March 27, 1936; "Loyalty and Private Employment: The Right of Employers to Discharge Suspected Subversives," reprinted from the Yale Law Journal, Volume 62, Number 6, May, 1953; notes.