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open shop: see closed shop and open shop closed shop and open shop. The term "closed shop" is used to signify an establishment employing only members of a labor union. ..... Click the link for more information. . open shopA computing environment that allows users to program and run their own programs. Contrast with closed shop. open shop [′ō·pən ¦shäp] (computer science) A data-processing-center organization in which individuals from outside the data-processing community are permitted to implement their own solutions to problems. (industrial engineering) A shop in which employment is not restricted to members of a labor union. 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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Nonunion or open-shop contractors can bid, and have won bids, on projects constructed with PLAs. And open-shop contractors eagerly awaited the ban, which would have overturned a Clinton administration order requiring PLAs. Labor unions use this innovative, albeit unethical, tactic to attack their open-shop competition. |
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