industrial relations

noun

1. (used with a plural verb) the dealings or relations of an industrial concern with its employees, with labor in general, with the public, etc.
2. (used with a singular verb) the administration of such relations, especially to maintain goodwill for an industrial concern.

industrial relations

noun

1. functioning as plural those aspects of collective relations between management and workers' representatives which are normally covered by collective bargaining
2. functioning as singular the management of relations between the employers or managers of an enterprise and their employees

industrial relations

1. Relations between management and labor unions or between management and individual workers. Sometimes called labor relations.

Word History and Origins

Origin of industrial relations¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

The packing industry was a conspicuous case of the "new course" in industrial relations.

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In the personal and industrial relations existing between the dependent worker and the employer and his people (truck-protection).

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Hence the term "soulless corporation," which was to exert such a deep influence on American thinking about industrial relations.

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In industrial relations, as in the relations between business and the community, he believed in the square deal.

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In its industrial relations the province also offers a highly edifying example.

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