sweating system
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sweating system
First recorded in 1850–55
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One of the speakers had alluded to the evil part in the sweating system which is played by the highly paid "speeders."
From Comrade Yetta by Albert Edwards
The central labor body of Chicago, then called the Trades and Labor Assembly, had previously appointed a committee of investigation to inquire into the sweating system.
From Twenty Years at Hull House; with autobiographical notes by Jane Addams
It is not on record that any one ever found a good word to say for the "sweating system."
From Comrade Yetta by Albert Edwards
The abolition of the small workshop is the great object of a large number of practical reformers who have studied the sweating system.
From Problems of Poverty by J. A. (John Atkinson) Hobson
The attempt to secure by legislation or by combination an eight hours day, or its equivalent, might seem to affect the "sweating system" most directly, as a restriction on excessive hours of labour.
From Problems of Poverty by J. A. (John Atkinson) Hobson
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