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closed shop n: a business in which the employer by agreement hires and retains only union members see also labor management relations act in the important laws section compare open shop, union shop◇ Closed shops are illegal under the Labor Management Relations Act.
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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n.A business in which a collective bargaining agreement requires that all employees be members of a particular union. See also open shop
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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A business that hires only union members either by choice or by agreement with the unions, although the Labor-Management Relations Act made closed shops illegal. Compare: union shopCategory: Business, LLCs & Corporations
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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A shop in which persons are required to join a particular union as a precondition to employment and to remain union members for the duration of their employment.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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A shop in which persons are required to join a particular union as a precondition to employment and to remain union members for the duration of their employment.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.a business that will hire only union members by choice or by agreement with the unions, although the Labor-Management Relations Act prohibits closed shop practices which require employees to be union members. A "union shop" is a business in which a majority of the workers have voted to name a union as their certified bargaining agent.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.