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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And while the potential economic benefits for states such as Arizona are huge, critics worry about side issues such as labor relations, pollution and high water use.
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Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024
Adair, who had a long career at International Paper, including in labor relations for the company, also predicted a shift in how people think about unions if that happens.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2024
Automotive executives in the South argue the region has developed an alternative labor relations model that provides management with flexibility, offers wages and benefits superior to what local workers have earned previously and frees employees from any subordination to union directives.
—Bob Bussel, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2024
This decision represents a significant milestone in labor relations, extending hazard pay provisions beyond union contracts to a broader range of workers.
—Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
Under Calhoun, labor relations at Boeing have been badly frayed.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
The dozens of workers at the SRW recycling center say their strike has become the longest in postwar German history — a dubious honor in a nation with a history of harmonious labor relations.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Reddit said in its investor prospectus that its labor relations are good.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
Calhoun, who previously worked at the Blackstone Group, Nielsen and GE, was cut from the same cloth as Jim McNerney, who ran Boeing as CEO from 2005-2015, a tumultuous era marked by strained labor relations and cost-cutting.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024
Adair, who had a long career at International Paper, including in labor relations for the company, also predicted a shift in how people think about unions if that happens.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2024
Automotive executives in the South argue the region has developed an alternative labor relations model that provides management with flexibility, offers wages and benefits superior to what local workers have earned previously and frees employees from any subordination to union directives.
—Bob Bussel, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2024
This decision represents a significant milestone in labor relations, extending hazard pay provisions beyond union contracts to a broader range of workers.
—Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
Under Calhoun, labor relations at Boeing have been badly frayed.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
The dozens of workers at the SRW recycling center say their strike has become the longest in postwar German history — a dubious honor in a nation with a history of harmonious labor relations.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Reddit said in its investor prospectus that its labor relations are good.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
Calhoun, who previously worked at the Blackstone Group, Nielsen and GE, was cut from the same cloth as Jim McNerney, who ran Boeing as CEO from 2005-2015, a tumultuous era marked by strained labor relations and cost-cutting.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Labor relations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor%20relations. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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