Featherbedding were labor union "make-work" or phony tasks intended to increase the overall amount of labor required to complete a job. The [[Taft-Hartley Act]] of 1947 banned this practice. | Featherbedding were labor union "make-work" or phony tasks intended to increase the overall amount of labor required to complete a job. The [[Taft-Hartley Act]] of 1947 banned this practice. |