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| labor |
Labor is work or effort. Making things, growing things, moving things, cleaning things, fixing things--these are some activities that require labor. [2 definitions] |
| Labor Day |
a holiday in the United States and Canada to honor the labor of working people. Labor Day is the first Monday in September. |
| labor union |
a group of workers that help and protect each other's interests. Labor unions ask employers to improve wages and working conditions. |
| labour |
a spelling of "labor" used in Canada and Britain. See "labor" for more information. |
| manual |
Sometimes when we talk about manual work or manual labor, we are talking about work that is done by humans rather than by machines. [1/3 definitions] |
| manufacturing |
the process or business of producing a large quantity of products, often from raw materials, using machines and human labor. |
| scab |
a person who works in place of another worker who is on strike, or who does not support the actions of a labor union. [1/2 definitions] |
| work |
the use of energy or effort to achieve a result by doing or making something; labor. [1/10 definitions] |
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