ALL meanings of featherbedding
feath·er·bed·ding
F f - noun featherbedding employment of more workers than needed 1
- noun featherbedding Present participle of featherbed. 1
- noun featherbedding the practice of requiring an employer to hire unnecessary employees, to assign unnecessary work, or to limit production according to a union rule or safety statute: Featherbedding forced the railroads to employ firemen on diesel locomotives. 1
- noun featherbedding the practice of limiting production, duplicating work, or overmanning, esp in accordance with a union contract, in order to prevent redundancies or create jobs 0
- noun featherbedding the practice of limiting output or requiring extra workers, as by union contract, in order to provide more jobs and prevent unemployment 0