Yellow dog contracts were agreements that employers required employees to sign stating they did not belong to a union and would not join one in the early history of the United States. They are now illegal. Until the Norris–LaGuardia Act of 1932 and the Wagner Act of 1935 (National Labor Relations Act of 1935), employers had held virtually all the power. Once the right to bargain collectively was created, unions started overusing their power. Discuss your views related to finding a favorable balance of power between employers and employees’ rights.