Featherbedding

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  • noun. The hiring of more workers than necessary or the limiting of worker productivity in order to allow employment of more persons, usually as a result of a union contract with an employer.
  • noun. The paying for services that are not actually performed, as in a union-imposed fee upon an employer.
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  • verb. Present participle of featherbed.
  • noun. The employment of more workers than is necessary because of union rules, especially upon the introduction of new technology
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  • noun. the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required
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