double-breasting

American  

[duhb-uhl-bres-ting] / ˈdʌb əlˈbrɛs tɪŋ /

noun

1. the practice of employing nonunion workers, especially in a separate division, to supplement the work of higher-paid union workers.

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Etymology

Origin of double-breasting

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

Equity has withdrawn a grievance filed last year against producers and Broadway League members Barry and Fran Weissler and their company, the National Artists Management Co. , which licensed the hit musical, for “double-breasting” — profiting from union and nonunion workers at the same time.

From Los Angeles Times

In turn, Equity opened the double-breasting grievance against the Weisslers and their company, which was found to have a financial interest in the non-Equity tour.

From Los Angeles Times

Few businesses in the Washington area had openly started nonunionized sister companies — a practice known as “double-breasting” — for fear of irritating trade unions.

From Washington Post

Equally controversial is a bill that would prohibit the widespread construction-industry practice known as "double-breasting," in which companies operate two subsidiaries, one unionized and the other nonunion.

From Time Magazine Archive

Such is the case at Phelps Inc., a 2,000-employee construction firm based in Greeley, Colo., that engages in double-breasting.

From Time Magazine Archive