featherbedding

(noun)

The employment of more workers than is necessary because of union rules, especially upon the introduction of new technology

Related Terms

  • job specification
  • Cross-training
  • job sharing

Examples of featherbedding in the following topics:

  • Cross-Training and Job Sharing

    • Job sharing should not be confused with the more pejorative term featherbedding, which describes the deliberate retention of excess workers on a payroll.
  • Partisan Cooperation and Conflict

    • Taft-Hartley also prohibits what is called featherbedding, union practices requiring an employer to pay for unnecessary work or unnecessary workers.
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