sweetheart contract
1sweetheart contract — ☆ sweetheart contract n. a contract arranged by collusion between union officials and an employer with terms disadvantageous to union members: also sweetheart deal or sweetheart agreement …
2sweetheart contract — noun see sweetheart agreement * * * a contract made through collusion between management and labor representatives containing terms beneficial to management and detrimental to union workers. Also called sweetheart agreement. [1945 50] * * *… …
3sweetheart contract — a contract made through collusion between management and labor representatives containing terms beneficial to management and detrimental to union workers. Also called sweetheart agreement. [1945 50] * * * …
4sweetheart contract — sweet′heart con tract n. bus a contract made through collusion between management and labor representatives having terms detrimental to union workers. Also called sweet′heart agree ment …
5sweetheart contract — A labor contract that favors the employer …
6sweetheart contract — Derogatory term used to describe a contract between a union and an employer in which concessions are granted to one or to the other for purpose of keeping a rival union out …
7Sweetheart deal — The term sweetheart deal or sweetheart contract is used to describe an abnormally favorable contractual arrangement. A golden parachute is an example of a type of sweetheart deal. It is frequently used in describing deals involving government… …
8sweetheart agreement — noun or sweetheart contract : an agreement between an employer and a labor union on terms favorable to the employer and often arranged by a union official without the participation or approval of the union members * * * sweetheart agreement , ●… …
9contract — I n. 1) to conclude, sign; negotiate; ratify a contract 2) to carry out, execute a contract 3) to draw up, write a contract 4) to assign (after bidding), let; award a contract 5) to abrogate, cancel, repudiate a contract 6) to breach, break,… …
10sweetheart — I. noun Date: 14th century 1. darling 2. one who is loved 3. a generally likable person 4. a remarkable one of its kind II. adjective Date: 1942 of or relating to an agreement between an employer and a labor union official arranged privately for… …
