an Orwellian term corporate owned politicians use to describe laws intended to weaken unions and drive down wages
The company demanded the workers take a huge pay cut, but since the factory was in a state with a right to work law the union lacked the clout to stand up for the workers and were forced to accept the companies demands.
A phrase that a depressed person utters when his/her friends are inviting them to do something fun. It can be used as an excuse for getting out of doing something shitty, or, it's most commonly just a sad, honest response to the invitation.
Gary: Hey man, let's go watch monday night football tonight, then we can go play some intramural flag football afterwords.