labor
485
2.3
- noun
- /ˈleɪbər/
- US
- The historical record is much the same on wages, labor unions, and collective bargaining.
- labor market
- labor force
- labor unions
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Watch on YouTubeHe was a a labor activist, blue collar guy.
- He was a a labor activist, blue collar guy.
- And what will be this free labor society in the North?
- And when you're poor and young, labor is the cheapest asset that you have.
- So he was using Chinese labor to tunnel through that basalt hill.
- We're told it's capital, labour, entrepreneurship and then I suppose land.
- They have networks stateside that are ready to receive labor force people that they can rent out.
- And what the researchers found was that they were rampant labor violations in this labor market.
- Compared to a, to a alternative, you know, skilled labor category, it's not today.
- So now they, the bigs, they want cheap labor.
- And he says late cycle behavior says companies absorb higher labor costs in their margin.
- So it's always the struggle between capital and labor and the two things are often in conjunction.
- And they will change the relationship capital has with labour, because you must remember the capital.
- And then there was this idea of free labor.
- Remember Marx thought that value comes from labor.
Examples
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It's very common for German restaurants to use immigrant labor.
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Yet the progress of integrating mothers into the labor force has not come without challenges.
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No, there is a distribution of value between labor, capital and rent.
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For them, this fact explained why labor needed to be organized in order to get its fair share.
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At least the state of Mississippi got 40 years of cheap labor out of the deal.
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The bulk of these cases involve insurance, labor, and personal injury matters.
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My father was a labor organizer.
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The Great Recession, beginning in 2007, caused such a labor market disruption, hitting new college graduates especially hard.
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Preserve the relative flexibility of American labor markets by resisting efforts to regulate hiring and firing.
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Many countries are facing challenges related to their labor market and the availability of skilled workers.
Synonyms
167
1.3
A person from the working class, not necessarily employed now
132
2.4
All the people who work in a company, industry, or country
116
2.8
People who do manual or factory work and earn hourly wages
40
2.2
All the people in a country who can and are available to work
22
3.3
Workers who belong to unions that represent them in talks with employers
17
7.9
People who work for pay and do not own land or factories
1
3.9
People who do jobs using their hands in places like factories
Antonyms
Compounds
- US
86
1.4
A holiday on the first Monday in September in the United States and Canada celebrating workers
- US
50
2.7
An organized group of workers that negotiates with employers for better pay and working conditions
- Formal
31
2.7
A part of the United States government that helps workers and improves their working conditions
- US
23
3.7
A political group that tries to win elections to help working people and get fair treatment for all
19
3.6
An organized group of workers and unions trying to get better pay and conditions
- Formal
17
2.8
A US government department that helps workers and protects their rights at work
- Formal
16
4.0
The official who leads the United States Department of Labor and advises the president
- Formal
13
3.5
A government official who leads the department that deals with jobs and work rules
- Formal
6
2.8
An agreement between workers and their employer that says pay, benefits and work rules
4
4.1
An independent United States agency that helps settle disputes between employers and labor unions
- Formal
4
3.2
A written contract between workers and the company about pay and working rules
- Specialized
3
5.1
Painless tightening of the belly before birth that does not make the baby come
2
3.5
An organization that helps countries protect workers' rights and improve working conditions worldwide
1
6.9
A political party in the United States that wants workers to own businesses peacefully
- NSFW
1
8.9
An employer forces people and their families to work to pay a debt, often for generations
- US
1
3.8
A person who stays with a woman during childbirth and helps her breathe and relax
1
5.3
A former group of unions in the United States that merged in 1955 to form the AFL-CIO
1
7.1
A former New York political party formed in 1936 by labor unions and liberals
1
6.4
A United States government department established in 1903 that handled business and worker issues until it split in 1913
A large group of trade unions in the United States that represents workers
1
3.2
A major political party in Australia that supports workers and moderate social policies
1
8.4
A person who led the United States department that handled business and worker affairs before 1913
How Organized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Labor for 'the workers' grew from the same Latin labor 'work' because it names the people who do the work, so when we talk about 'labor' we mean the group of workers in a place or country.