double-breasted

double-breasted
 n.— «Possibly it encourages contractors to operate in both unionized and non-unionized segments of the industry, i.e., to be “double-breasted.”» —“The Composition of Strike Activity in the Construction Industry” by David B. Lipsky, Henry S. Farber Industrial and Labor Relations Review Apr., 1976. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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