Let us look at the class of people who have the weak moral fibre sufficient to indulge in featherbedding. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-06-01] Reference
I'll give you a hint: look up the term "featherbedding". From Wordnik.com. [August 21st, 2005] Reference
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 featherbedding. From Wordnik.com. [18. Business and Economics] Reference
Until recently, management was rife with featherbedding. From Wordnik.com. [Nasa's Space Station Zero] Reference
In many cases, overstaffing and featherbedding were endemic. From Wordnik.com. [The Commanding Heights] Reference
Not for me all that bellyaching about featherbedding Teamsters. From Wordnik.com. [Ned Zeman: Ask Not What You Can Do for Your Guild: Ned Zeman] Reference
While featherbedding in other unions is not so extreme, it does exist. From Wordnik.com. [Voting for Unemployment] Reference
In truth, corruption, waste and featherbedding are neither left-wing nor right-wing attributes. From Wordnik.com. [The $6.1 Billion San Francisco Budget Fiasco] Reference
SFMike: "corruption, waste and featherbedding are neither left-wing nor right-wing attributes.". From Wordnik.com. [The $6.1 Billion San Francisco Budget Fiasco] Reference
The studios for their part are furious at the writers for refusing to give an inch on the issue of featherbedding. From Wordnik.com. [No Laughing Matter] Reference
To judge from his statements and newspaper editorials, we are simply facing a case of old time union featherbedding. From Wordnik.com. [Absent teachers reserve 'crisis' created by Klein, Bloomberg, union] Reference
Rather, they're seen as protecting featherbedding, absentee employees, not to mention those who are drunk or abusive. From Wordnik.com. [Mitch Rofsky: Facing Midterm Results: Do Liberals Really Want a One-Term Presidency?] Reference
Cargo was an all-hands operation, as Sisu never permitted stevedores inside, even if it meant paying for featherbedding. From Wordnik.com. [Citizen Of The Galaxy]
There appears to be a clear case of acceleration in the use of employers to work and pay for the absurd welfare featherbedding. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Sounds like featherbedding, but no one is going to speak up with the heat always dialed in to a comfortable 70 degrees at the PPA. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Martin: What Choice Do We Have in November? We're Not Free Regardless Who Wins] Reference
Potential litigation featherbedding is guaranteed to ensure that lawyers get as large a piece of the pie as the judge will tolerate. From Wordnik.com. [Lawrence W. Schonbrun: President Obama, Mr. Feinberg: How Much of BP's Billions Are Going to the Lawyers?] Reference
I think all this complaining about union featherbedding and lack of accountability by teachers on the public dime is so much sour grapes. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: A failed school district should dissolve itself, now] Reference
That's the gravy work ... pay for showing up ... featherbedding. From Wordnik.com. Reference
This featherbedding was finally ended, but it took a couple of years to sort out. From Wordnik.com. [CIO News] Reference
It is not about education, it is there are too many gov't workers, they are featherbedding. From Wordnik.com. [WLNE - News] Reference
Emmanuel Cleaver from featherbedding himself and his friends with pure graft and corruption. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
The party is filled with staffers who are featherbedding their nests, not building the party. From Wordnik.com. [rabble.ca - News for the rest of us] Reference
When every joke about your business mentions featherbedding, you should be worried about outsourcing. From Wordnik.com. [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference
The featherbedding of the idle, the dishonest, the violent, the feckless, those not even meant to be here …. From Wordnik.com. [British Blogs] Reference
He always tried to remove bad union rules when he was at the lower levels, and worked with us to stop featherbedding. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
The negotiating teams representing employers released a statement this afternoon accusing the union of "featherbedding.". From Wordnik.com. [Long Beach Press Telegram Most Viewed] Reference
They've got there the hard way, without featherbedding, and without preferential, government-lubricated access to favoured slots. From Wordnik.com. [Travel news, travel guides and reviews | guardian.co.uk] Reference
CN and CP should continue to try to fight these silly featherbedding rules their unions have that severely limit productivity gains. From Wordnik.com. [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference
In Monklands, the controversy was over local councillors allegedly featherbedding Catholic Coatbridge at the expense of Protestant Airdrie. From Wordnik.com. Reference
You think I'm featherbedding, just to provide you with a living? ". From Wordnik.com. [A Baby For Emily]
I don’t have good ways of dealing with some of those types of featherbedding. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » How Many Words Does It Take to Say “Louisiana”?] Reference
In featherbedding and other restrictive practices, and a commitment to restructuring. From Wordnik.com. [The Commanding Heights] Reference
B How much money in necessary and mandated programs is spent on union– and politician-driven featherbedding?. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » California Withholding Tax Hike — Can Someone Explain the Legal Basis to Me?] Reference
Talk about featherbedding. From Wordnik.com. [The Hills: Alive with Lies, Lies, Lies!] Reference
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