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 union went on a month-long strike starting in mid-November before the country’s labor relations board issued a back-to-work order that extended the prior collective bargaining agreements to late May. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 1 May 2025 While her primary teaching areas include organizational behavior, labor relations, and human resources, her life’s purpose is to help others realize their highest potential. Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025 Following the national title game, a House subcommittee will hold a hearing Tuesday on labor relations in college athletics. Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 Federal workers should not be allowed to collectively bargain, and for the first three decades of modern labor relations law, they weren’t allowed to. The Editors, National Review, 31 Mar. 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 13 May. 2025.

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