featherbedding

[ feth-er-bed-ing ]

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noun

the practice of requiring an employer to hire unnecessary employees, to assign unnecessary work, or to limit production according to a union rule or safety statute:
Featherbedding forced the railroads to employ firemen on diesel locomotives.

featherbedding

/ ˈfɛðəˌbɛdɪŋ /

the practice of limiting production, duplicating work, or overmanning, esp in accordance with a union contract, in order to prevent redundancies or create jobs

featherbedding

The practice of forcing an employer to hire more workers than are needed for a job.

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First recorded in 1920–25; feather + bedding

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This full-employment plan for kooks and hucksters gives new meaning to featherbedding.

Policies that protect U.S. jobs at a cost of featherbedding and inefficiency are a mistake.

We can certainly find lots of instances of journalistic corruption -- fake quotes, fabricated stories, featherbedding etc.

But when asked if he was exposed to birds, or slept on featherbedding, the man said yes to the latter.

Union featherbedding and rigid work rules have been real problems.

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