labor relations

plural noun

1. the relations between management and labor, especially with respect to the maintenance of agreements, collective bargaining, etc..

   The firm had excellent labor relations and therefore few work stoppages.

Word History and Origins

Origin of labor relations¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

That approach influenced the 1935 Wagner Act, which established the National Labor Relations Board, and other New Deal policies.

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The National Labor Relations Board has sued California to block a law that empowers a state agency to oversee some private-sector labor disputes and union elections.

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I’m thinking of members of the National Labor Relations Board, a member of the Federal Reserve.

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Since the National Labor Relations Act of 1935, the purpose of federal labor law has been to require employers to bargain in good faith with duly certified unions.

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A 2023 study from researchers at Cornell and the University of Windsor reviewed 226 National Labor Relations Board representation elections that occurred in 2018.

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