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union 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. . union shopArrangement under which workers are required to join a particular union within a specified period of time after beginning employment. Such an arrangement differs from the closed shop in that the employer's choice of new employees is not restricted to union members. Advocates of the union shop argue that it prevents workers from enjoying the benefits of unionism without bearing their share of the costs. Union shops are uncommon in most countries, but they are both legal and common in the U.S. and Japan. In the U.S., workers in an enterprise usually choose, by majority vote, a single union to represent them, though in some states right-to-work laws prohibit requiring union membership as a condition of employment, thus forbidding both the union shop and the closed shop. union shop [′yün·yən ′shäp] (industrial engineering) An establishment in which union membership is not a requirement for original employment but becomes mandatory after a specified period of time. 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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| Insulco, also a union shop, provides comprehensive insulation services. It is a union shop, which Lee says means her workers "are skilled and fully trained. During our negotiations, I got to know ROC co-founder and general manager, Fekkak Mamdouh, who had worked at Windows for years and had also been the head union shop steward there. |
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