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closed shopArrangement whereby a company employs only workers who are members in good standing of a specified labour union. It is the most rigid of the various schemes for protecting labour unions (more flexible arrangements include the union shop). Closed shops were declared illegal in the U.S. under the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947, but in practice they continue to exist in some industries, such as construction. closed shopAn environment in which only data processing staff is allowed access to the computer. Contrast with open shop. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Although Mr Ilan will take the profits, there is a closed-shop agreement that the only workers will be from Adi Nefas. |
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