yellow-dog contract

yellow-dog contract definition - business

yellow-dog contract

An employment contract that prohibits an employee from joining a labor union during the period of employment. Yellow-dog contracts were popular during the early 1900s but are now illegal.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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