Little progress was reported Saturday in negotiations between shipping companies and striking clerical workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The negotiating teams representing employers ...

One of U.S. management’s big complaints is against union featherbedding practices. Last week the American Institute of Management warned that unions are not alone in insisting on unnecessary jobs; ...

The U.S. Department of Labor once defined "featherbedding" as "a derogatory term applied to a practice, working rule, or agreement provision which limits output or requires employment of excess ...

Abolishing featherbedding on holidays — the practice of hiring of more workers than necessary and at enhanced pay — is a sound management policy, not an unfair labor practice, a state appeals court ...