Closed shop
An illegal arrangement whereby a place of employment requires membership in a union as a condition of employment.
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
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 shop
Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
August 19, 2010, 5:12 pm