hiring hall
noun
: a union-operated placement office where registered applicants are referred in rotation to jobs
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In 1938, Pennington pitched a tent outside the hiring hall for workers building the Shasta Dam, set up some tree stumps for seats and started hawking grub.
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Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
The private entities will be able to offer hiring hall applicants the chance to be school bus drivers and health care aides, according to City Hall.
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Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2024
The district hired Hall in 2017 to replace outgoing treasurer Richard Berdine.
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Bob Sandrick,
cleveland,
10 Dec. 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.
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Ryan Ford,
Detroit Free Press,
9 July 2018
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Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
The private entities will be able to offer hiring hall applicants the chance to be school bus drivers and health care aides, according to City Hall.
—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2024
The district hired Hall in 2017 to replace outgoing treasurer Richard Berdine.
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Bob Sandrick,
cleveland,
10 Dec. 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,
9 July 2018
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