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yellow-dog contract

/ˈjɛloʊ dɔːɡ ˈkɒntrækt/

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/ˈjɛloʊ dɔːɡ ˈkɒntrækt/C1formalamericanlegalobsolete
  • ruУстаревший термин для трудового договора, в котором работник обещает не вступать в профсоюз или не оставаться в нём в качестве условия найма. Такие контракты исторически использовались для подавления профсоюзного движения и были в значительной степени запрещены в США Законом Норриса-Ла Гуардиа 1932 года.

An outdated term for an employment agreement in which a worker promises not to join or remain in a labor union as a condition of being hired. Such contracts were historically used to suppress unionization and were largely outlawed in the United States by the Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932.

  1. Employment agreementC2formalamerican

    A historical employment contract in which a worker agreed not to join a labor union as a condition of employment.

    ruЖёлтый договор

    • Yellow-dog contracts were declared unenforceable by the Norris-LaGuardia Act in 1932.
    • Many workers were forced to sign yellow-dog contracts to keep their jobs.
    • The use of yellow-dog contracts was a common practice in the early 20th century.