CLOSED SHOP


Meaning of CLOSED SHOP in English

Arrangement whereby a company employs only workers who are members in good standing of a specified labour union .

It is the most rigid of the various schemes for protecting labour unions (more flexible arrangements include the union shop ). Closed shops were declared illegal in the U.S. under the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947, but in practice they continue to exist in some industries, such as construction.

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