preferential shop
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preferential shop
[‚pref·ə′ren·chəl ′shäp] (industrial engineering)
An establishment in which preference is given to union members in hiring, layoffs, and dismissals, with the understanding that nonunion workers may be employed without being required to join the union when the union cannot supply workers.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.