labor relations

plural noun

1. the relations between management and labor, especially with respect to the maintenance of agreements, collective bargaining, etc.:

   The firm had excellent labor relations and therefore few work stoppages.

Word History and Origins

Origin of labor relations¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

In California, the ALRB is sort of an industry-specific version of the federal National Labor Relations Board.

From The Daily Beast

Then there are three nominees to the five-member National Labor Relations Board, plus a handful of others.

From The Daily Beast

Labor relations on Everest have been building to a flashpoint for a century.

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Thompson may not have played a role in the embittered labor relations.

From The Daily Beast

It went into 2008 with a damaged brand, a history of poor labor relations, and a thousand other problems.

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This misunderstanding has provided a climate of opinion favoring the growth of governmental paternalism in labor relations.

From Project Gutenberg

The Federal statute now governing labor relations is punitive in purpose and one-sided in operation.

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A fair law, fair to both management and labor, is indispensable to sound labor relations and to full, uninterrupted production.

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Well, you tell him you don't have any control over my labor relations.

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