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yellow dog contract

yellow dog contract noun: an agreement between an employer and an employee in which the employee agrees, as a condition of employment, not to be a member of a labor union whilst employed.

Noun

yellow dog contract (plural yellow dog contracts)

  1. An agreement between an employer and an employee in which the employee agrees, as a condition of employment, not to be a member of a labor union whilst employed.

Forms of yellow dog contract

pluralyellow dog contracts

Origin of yellow dog contract

So called because such agreements were thought to reduce employees to the status of yellow dogs (“worthless things”).

Questions about yellow dog contract

What does yellow dog contract mean?
Yellow dog contract means an agreement between an employer and an employee in which the employee agrees, as a condition of employment, not to be a member of a labor union whilst employed.
What part of speech is yellow dog contract?
Yellow dog contract is a noun.
What is the plural of yellow dog contract?
The plural of yellow dog contract is yellow dog contracts.

Words near yellow dog contract in the dictionary

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  4. yellow dock
  5. yellow dog
  6. yellow dog contract
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  8. Yellow Dog Democrat
  9. Yellow Dog Democrats
  10. yellow dog fund
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