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Contributors in Labor relations
Labor relations
Gag order
Labor; Labor relations
President Theodore Roosevelt issued an executive order dubbed by unions "the gag order" which forbade federal employees on pain of dismissal to seek legislation on their behalf except through their ...
Goon
Labor; Labor relations
A person brought in from the outside to break strikes and union organising attempts.
Featherbedding
Labor; Labor relations
Employing more workers than are actually necessary to complete a task.
Fair labour Standards Act
Labor; Labor relations
Passed in 1938, this law set minimum wages and overtime rates and prohibited child labour for industry connected with interstate commerce.
Fall River System
Labor; Labor relations
The factory system which employed men, women, and children and made no special provisions for their housing.
Daywork
Labor; Labor relations
The worker is paid a fixed amount for the day rather than being paid a salary or being paid for the individual piece produced.
Discrimination
Labor; Labor relations
Unequal treatment of workers because of race, sex, religion, nationality, or union membership.
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