FEATHERBEDDING

featherbedding

(noun) the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required

FEATHERBED

featherbed

(verb) hire more workers than are necessary

pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge

(verb) treat with excessive indulgence; “grandparents often pamper the children”; “Let’s not mollycoddle our students!”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

featherbedding

present participle of featherbed

featherbedding (uncountable)

(US) The employment of more workers than is necessary because of union rules, especially upon the introduction of new technology

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