labor relations
noun
: the way in which workers and managers of a company talk to, behave toward, and deal with each other
The company has a history of poor labor relations.
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The judge, appointed by former President Barack Obama, said the unions must pursue their legal challenges through the scheme established by Congress in the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute, which governs labor relations in the federal workforce.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2025
If the state’s attorney’s office challenges the Teamsters’ union petition, the case could proceed to a hearing before an administrative law judge, said Kimberly Stevens, the executive director of the state’s labor relations board.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
O'Toole also said the plaintiffs' claims do not fall under jurisdiction of federal district courts, but instead should be reviewed administratively through mechanisms created by federal laws that govern labor relations.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Prior to the publication of Thompson’s book, Barrett writes, many thinkers influenced by Marx viewed the working class as the product of a particular set of labor relations, emerging almost mechanically in the shift from feudalism to capitalism.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 Feb. 2025
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2025
If the state’s attorney’s office challenges the Teamsters’ union petition, the case could proceed to a hearing before an administrative law judge, said Kimberly Stevens, the executive director of the state’s labor relations board.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
O'Toole also said the plaintiffs' claims do not fall under jurisdiction of federal district courts, but instead should be reviewed administratively through mechanisms created by federal laws that govern labor relations.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Prior to the publication of Thompson’s book, Barrett writes, many thinkers influenced by Marx viewed the working class as the product of a particular set of labor relations, emerging almost mechanically in the shift from feudalism to capitalism.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for labor relations
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“Labor relations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor%20relations. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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