hiring hall
noun
: a union-operated placement office where registered applicants are referred in rotation to jobs
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In 1938, Pennington pitched a tent outside the hiring hall for workers building the Shasta Dam, set up some tree stumps for seats and started hawking grub.
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Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Jobseekers, employers, and community partners can register for upcoming hiring halls by visiting jobs.nyc.gov.
Training programs like the NCLEX-RN Training Program are SBS’ most intensive workforce interventions.
—Dynishal Gross, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
But many Mizrahim credit Likud for their advancement: Its local centers serve as social hubs and hiring halls.
—David M. Halbfinger, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2020
The district hired Hall in 2017 to replace outgoing treasurer Richard Berdine.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2019
On Thursday, The News attempted to reach City Manager T.C. Broadnax, who hired Hall in 2017, by phone and email.
—Cassandra Jaramillo, Dallas News, 18 July 2019
That was the reason given for firing head coach Rick Carlisle and hiring Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown before the ’03-04 season.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2018
Varsity South River hires Hall as boys basketball coach
After leading the Annapolis junior varsity boys basketball team to an unbeaten season and a county championship last year, Darren Hall has been hired to coach the South River varsity.
—baltimoresun.com, 29 June 2018
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Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Jobseekers, employers, and community partners can register for upcoming hiring halls by visiting jobs.nyc.gov.
Training programs like the NCLEX-RN Training Program are SBS’ most intensive workforce interventions.
—Dynishal Gross, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
But many Mizrahim credit Likud for their advancement: Its local centers serve as social hubs and hiring halls.
—David M. Halbfinger, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2020
The district hired Hall in 2017 to replace outgoing treasurer Richard Berdine.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2019
On Thursday, The News attempted to reach City Manager T.C. Broadnax, who hired Hall in 2017, by phone and email.
—Cassandra Jaramillo, Dallas News, 18 July 2019
That was the reason given for firing head coach Rick Carlisle and hiring Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown before the ’03-04 season.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2018
Varsity South River hires Hall as boys basketball coach
After leading the Annapolis junior varsity boys basketball team to an unbeaten season and a county championship last year, Darren Hall has been hired to coach the South River varsity.
—baltimoresun.com, 29 June 2018
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