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 National Mediation Board is a federal agency that governs labor relations for railroads and airlines.
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 18 May 2026
The National Mediation Board, which handles labor relations for railroads, summoned both sides Sunday night.
—Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Negotiations resumed Sunday afternoon when the National Mediation Board, an independent federal agency that manages labor relations in the railroad and airline industries, summoned both sides to a meeting.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 18 May 2026
With Hochul, a Democrat, facing reelection later this year, the pressure might be on the MTA to strike a deal to end the shutdown, said William Dwyer, a labor relations expert at Rutgers University in New Jersey, where commuter rail workers staged a three-day strike last year.
—Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 16 May 2026
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 18 May 2026
The National Mediation Board, which handles labor relations for railroads, summoned both sides Sunday night.
—Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Negotiations resumed Sunday afternoon when the National Mediation Board, an independent federal agency that manages labor relations in the railroad and airline industries, summoned both sides to a meeting.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 18 May 2026
With Hochul, a Democrat, facing reelection later this year, the pressure might be on the MTA to strike a deal to end the shutdown, said William Dwyer, a labor relations expert at Rutgers University in New Jersey, where commuter rail workers staged a three-day strike last year.
—Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 16 May 2026
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“Labor relations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor%20relations. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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