yellow-dog contract

/ˌjɛloʊ dɔg/
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Definitions of yellow-dog contract
  1. noun
    a labor contract (now illegal) whereby the employee agrees not to join a trade union
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    type of:
    collective agreement, labor agreement, labor contract
    contract between labor and management governing wages and benefits and working conditions
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