givebacks

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Givebacks is a trade union term for the reduction or elimination of previously won benefits.{{cite web|title=Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/giveback|publisher=Merriam-Webster|access-date=17 August 2011}}

History

1978: The first known publication of the term giveback in relation to organized labor negotiations was in The New York Times.{{cite news|last=Flint|first=Jerry|title=BIGGER CONCESSIONS FROM UNIONS SOUGHT; Management Seeking 'Givebacks' in New Bargaining Trend BIGGER CONCESSIONS FROM UNIONS SOUGHT Demands of the Future|url=https://www.nytimes.com/|access-date=17 August 2011|newspaper=New York Times|date=26 March 1978}}

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