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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Neither has served on any public committees or has experience with public agency budgets and labor relations.
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East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024
After years of litigation concerning the bounds of the exemption in the 1980s and 90s, labor relations in American sports has been quite peaceful in recent years.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
These have the potential to mutually benefit companies and employees, and build a positive, collaborative relationship around a potential future flashpoint in labor relations.
—José Parra-Moyano
amit Joshi, Harvard Business Review, 27 Sep. 2024
Though the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act apply to most private-sector workers, the cases the NLRB adjudicates are mostly between unions and private employers (public-sector labor relations are under a different agency).
—The Editors, National Review, 18 Sep. 2024
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East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024
After years of litigation concerning the bounds of the exemption in the 1980s and 90s, labor relations in American sports has been quite peaceful in recent years.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
These have the potential to mutually benefit companies and employees, and build a positive, collaborative relationship around a potential future flashpoint in labor relations.
—José Parra-Moyano
amit Joshi, Harvard Business Review, 27 Sep. 2024
Though the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act apply to most private-sector workers, the cases the NLRB adjudicates are mostly between unions and private employers (public-sector labor relations are under a different agency).
—The Editors, National Review, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Labor relations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor%20relations. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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