These were tatics used by managers/employers to prevent workers from joining unions. Employers would place union members on a "black list" which would make it difficult for them to be promoted or get jobs in other organizations. "Yellow dog contract" were signed agreements, by candidates, that would prevent them from joining or participating in union activities once they were employed by an organization.
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Goverment lands were secretly leased to oil companies.
The Freedman's Bureau was designed to help the freed slaves with housing, education, communication and other every day essentials. They encouraged blacks to sign labor contracts with white landowners so that there were guidelines set by both sides on what to expect.
took bribes, controlled contracts,and embezzled money
In 1970,they issued a boycott that convinced most table grape growers to sign contracts with the UFWOC.
The land owners took advantage of the sharecroppers leaving them poor and in need.