What was the clayton antitrust act, and why was it important to progressive reformers and labor leaders

Clayton Antitrust Act is the law that was enacted in 1914 and it gave power to the federal government to greater power to, as it s popularly known, "bust" trusts, to stop anticompetitive practice by prohibiting certain types of behaviors. This act helped reformers and labor leaders as it legalized and almost promoted unions as it specified which big business activities were forbidden. 

The Clayton antitrust act was a Constitutional amendment which was passed in order to promote competition among American businesses. The act discouraged businesses from building monopolies, as well. Progressive reformers and labor leaders were very concerned with big businesses dominating particular industries. The Clayton antitrust act gave leaders and reformers the power of governmental backing to stop potential monopolization of various goods and industries.