agency shop. A shop in which a union acts as an agent for the employees, regardless of their union membership. • Nonunion members must pay union dues because it is presumed that any collective bargaining will benefit nonunion as well as union members.
closed nonunion shop. A shop in which the employer restricts employment to workers who are unaffiliated with any labor union.
closed shop. A shop in which the employer, by agreement with a union, hires and retains in employment only union members in good standing. • Closed shops were made illegal under the federal Labor–Management Relations Act.
— Also termed closed union shop. See PREHIRE AGREEMENT. Cf. closed union under UNION. [Cases: Labor Relations 251. C.J.S. Labor Relations §§ 10, 230–231, 233, 235–238.]
open closed shop. A shop in which the employer hires nonunion workers on the understanding that they will become union members within a specified period.
— Also termed open shop.
open shop.
1. A shop in which the employer hires workers without regard to union affiliation. See RIGHT-TO-WORK LAW. Cf. open union under UNION.
2. See open closed shop.
preferential nonunion shop. A shop in which nonunion members are given preference over main members in employment matters.
preferential shop. See preferential union shop.
preferential union shop. A shop in which union members are given preference over nonunion members in employment matters.
— Also termed preferential shop.
union shop. A shop in which the employer may hire nonunion employees on the condition that they join a union within a specified time (usu. at least 30 days).
