hiring hall
nounDefinition of hiring hall
: a union-operated placement office where registered applicants are referred in rotation to jobs
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On Thursday, The News attempted to reach City Manager T.C. Broadnax, who hired Hall in 2017, by phone and email. — Cassandra Jaramillo, Dallas News, "When will Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall return to work? No one seems to know," 18 July 2019 That was the reason given for firing head coach Rick Carlisle and hiring Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown before the ’03-04 season. — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, "NBA superteams haven't won all the championships: 5 surprise winners," 9 July 2018 Varsity South River hires Hall as boys basketball coach After leading the Annapolis junior varsity boys basketball team to an unbeaten season and a county championship last year, Darren Hall has been hired to coach the South River varsity. — baltimoresun.com, "Digest (June 29): McDonogh, UMBC alumnus Kansaye joining Loyola Maryland men's soccer coaching staff," 29 June 2018 So far, the challengers to incumbent Republicans like Jeff Flake and Dean Heller seem to have been brought out of the wingnut hiring hall for retreads. — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, "Where the Power Lies," 17 Oct. 2017 Of course, the vast majority of residential solar companies do not hire union labor through hiring halls. — Jessica Goodheart, Slate Magazine, "Have Solar Panel Companies Grown Too Quickly?," 13 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hiring hall.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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