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closed shop

noun

  1. a factory, office, or other business establishment in which union membership is a condition of being hired as well as of continued employment.

closed shop

noun

  1. (formerly) an industrial establishment in which there exists a contract between a trade union and the employer permitting the employment of the union's members only Compare open shop union shop
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closed shop

  1. Technically, a business in which employees must join a labor union before being hired. This practice is now illegal. The term is used synonymously with union shop .
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of closed shop1

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
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