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This case required the US Supreme Court to harmonise the statutory direction of Congress to respect the dignity of agreements to arbitrate, and to protect the right of workers to act collectively for their mutual aid or protection. The court’s majority concluded that it need not choose, but were such a choice necessary, it would side in favour of upholding agreements to arbitrate.
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