hiring hall

  • 1hiring hall — ˈhiring ˌhall noun [countable] HUMAN RESOURCES an office run by a union which provides workers with jobs, usually in the order in which they come to the office * * * hiring hall UK US noun [C] US HR ► an employment organization, usually run by a… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 2hiring hall — n: a union operated placement office where registered applicants are referred to jobs usu. in the order of their registration Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

    Law dictionary

  • 3hiring hall — ☆ hiring hall n. an employment office, esp. one operated by a union to place its members in jobs in the order of their applications …

    English World dictionary

  • 4Hiring hall — In organized labor, a hiring hall is an organization, usually under the auspices of a labor union, which has the responsibility of furnishing new recruits for employers who have a collective bargaining agreement with the union.The employer s use… …

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  • 5hiring-hall agreement — A provision in a collective labor agreement respecting the maintenance of a hiring hall by the union, the characteristic feature of which is the clause respecting discrimination against prospective employees because of the presence or absence of… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 6hiring hall — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. union hall, union employment office, employment office, labor office, labor temple …

    English dictionary for students

  • 7hiring hall — noun Date: 1934 a union operated placement office where registered applicants are referred in rotation to jobs …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 8hiring hall — an employment office operated by a union for placing members in jobs. [1930 35] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 9hiring hall — noun An organization which has the responsibility of furnishing new recruits for employers who have a collective bargaining agreement with the trade union …

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  • 10hiring hall — Agency or office operated by union, by employer and union, or by state or local employment service, to provide and place employees for specific jobs …

    Black's law dictionary