open shop
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noun
a factory, office, or other business establishment in which a union, chosen by a majority of the employees, acts as representative of all the employees in making agreements with the employer, but in which union membership is not a condition of employment.
Nearby words
open season on, open secret, open sentence, open sesame, open set, open shop, open side, open sight, open slather, open source, open space
Origin of open shop
First recorded in 1895–1900
Related formso·pen-shop, adjectivean·ti-o·pen-shop, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for open shop
open shop
noun
an establishment in which persons are hired and employed irrespective of their membership or nonmembership of a trade unionCompare closed shop, union shop
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Culture definitions for open shop
open shop
A business that employs both unionized and nonunionized labor.
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