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Definitions

industrial relations

NOUN

links between management and laborers

Synonyms

WEAK

labor relations work relations

Example Sentences

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An industrial relations showdown looms this week as Germany's powerful IG Metall union is seeking to gain control of the works council at US billionaire Elon Musk's Tesla plant outside Berlin.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

An independent industrial relations board will review the dispute over the next two days.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2025

The union had been "appalled when Tesco threatened these individuals with fire and rehire to remove this benefit" and said the "tactics have no place in industrial relations".

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2024

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has previously said she is "committed to resetting industrial relations" following years of strikes.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2024

There will always be a problem in the industrial relations of human beings until there is a recognition of this fundamental principle of co-operation.

From Society Its Origin and Development by Rowe, Henry Kalloch