单词 | yellow dog contract |
释义 | > as lemmasyellow dog contract yellow dog contract n. U.S. (now historical) a contract between a worker and an employer in which the worker agrees not to remain in or join a union; cf. Compounds 1c. ΚΠ 1920 Motorman & Conductor Oct. 34 A yellow dog contract. 1930 Sun (Baltimore) 6 May 12/2 The ‘yellow dog’ contract, requiring men to barter away their right to organize as the price of a job. 2003 G. I. Lovell Legislative Deferrals iii. 69 Elected officials in Congress appeared to signal their strong disapproval of yellow-dog contracts and discrimination against union members. < as lemmas |
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