featherbedding

See also: feather-bedding

English

Verb

featherbedding

  1. present participle of featherbed

Noun

featherbedding (uncountable)

  1. (US) The employment of more workers than is necessary because of union rules, especially upon the introduction of new technology
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.