hiring hall
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hiring hall
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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In 1938, Pennington pitched a tent outside the hiring hall for workers building the Shasta Dam, set up some tree stumps for seats and started hawking grub.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
One of the substantial victories of the 1934 Bay Area strike was the replacement of the shape-up system—the informal hustle for day labor work—with a union-operated hiring hall that worked to racially integrate the workforce.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2019
“They said many times to me, ‘We are not a hiring hall.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2017
Mr. Levy was irate, but ultimately came to terms: He agreed to build a state-financed hiring hall for immigrant day laborers, and the Assembly extended the tax.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2014
In one New Jersey community the police station is practically a hiring hall for housewives who want seasonal help in putting up storm windows or cleaning cellars.
From Time Magazine Archive
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