Answer: featherbeds

AnswerCrossword Clue
FEATHERBEDSSoft mattress covers
FEATHERBEDSThey're stuffed
FEATHERBEDSStuffed mattresses [up to 126 pounds]
FEATHERBEDSUnion bosses' bunks?
featherbedsFEATHERBED, to pamper; to protect (an industry, workers, etc) by such practices as overmanning in order to save jobs