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yellow-dog contract

[ yel-oh-dawg, -dog ]

noun

  1. a contract between a worker and an employer in which, as a condition of employment, the worker agrees not to remain in or join a union.


yellow-dog contract

noun

  1. a contract with an employer, now illegal, in which an employee agreed not to join a trade union during his employment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of yellow-dog contract1

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20
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Word History and Origins

Origin of yellow-dog contract1

C20: from US yellow-dog anti-trade union, from yellow dog mongrel, contemptible person
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Example Sentences

The "yellow-dog" contract spread and throve.

Not only were injunctions by Federal courts to be severely limited but also the "yellow-dog" contract was to be legally exiled.

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