union scale
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of union scale
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
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When there’s no contract in play, the producers typically set the pay rate at less than union scale.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2021
Even so, Ms. Gabriel remained keenly cognizant of the bottom line, particularly as the orchestra was being paid union scale.
From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2021
He was making about 180 kroner per hour, or about $23, under his union scale.
From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2017
It is unlikely those workers will have a union scale.
From Time • Nov. 19, 2013
The union scale is but 14 cents an hour above that paid unskilled labor, while the average earnings of machine operators range from four to 12 cents above laborers' wages.
From Wage Earning and Education by Lutz, Rufus Rolla
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