featherbedding

unions are strong in europe, and they push up wages and (worse) encourage featherbedding, short hours, and other inefficient practices.

在欧洲，工会很强大，他们抬高工资；更坏的是，他们鼓励滥雇工人，鼓励降低工时和其他有损效率的做法。

in all this mr castro is bowing to reality. he has been withering in his criticism of the featherbedding that has bankrupted the state.

卡斯特罗在这些方面都屈从于现实：他对于导致国家破产的额外雇工进行了极尖刻的批判；

he has been withering in his criticism of the featherbedding that has bankrupted the state.

他一直以来对导致国家破产的额外雇工进行了尖锐的批评

Featherbedding will certainly increase unit costs and, in the general case, prices too.

一般情况下, 超额雇工肯定将增加单位成本, 并将提高价格.

this federal agency was shut down for featherbedding.

联邦政府机关对闲职人员作了削减。