Givebacks is a trade union term for the reduction or elimination of previously won benefits.[1]
History[edit]
1978: The first known publication of the term giveback in relation to organized labor negotiations was in The New York Times.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ Flint, Jerry (26 March 1978). "BIGGER CONCESSIONS FROM UNIONS SOUGHT; Management Seeking 'Givebacks' in New Bargaining Trend BIGGER CONCESSIONS FROM UNIONS SOUGHT Demands of the Future". New York Times. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
External links[edit]
The dictionary definition of giveback at Wiktionary
