yellow-dog contract

yel·low-dog contract

(yĕl′ō-dôg′, -dŏg′)n. An employment contract, no longer legal, in which an employee agrees not to join a labor union during the term of employment.

yellow-dog contract

n (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) US a contract with an employer, now illegal, in which an employee agreed not to join a trade union during his employment [C20: from US yellow-dog anti-trade union, from yellow dog mongrel, contemptible person]

yel′low-dog′ con`tract

n. a preemployment contract with an employer, no longer enforceable, in which a worker agrees not to join a union while employed. [1915–20, Amer.]

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yellow-dog contract - a labor contract (now illegal) whereby the employee agrees not to join a trade unioncollective agreement, labor agreement, labor contract - contract between labor and management governing wages and benefits and working conditions