preferential shop
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The union withdrew the first demand altogether, said it would compromise on a preferential shop.
From Time Magazine Archive
At the same time 1,300 C. I. O. packing house workers struck for recognition, a preferential shop, shorter hours, higher wages.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Guild had demanded, but did not get, a preferential shop.
From Time Magazine Archive
This, then, was the first public presentation of the idea of the preferential shop.
From Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls by Sue Ainslie Clark
The Vorwärts printed a statement that the preferential shop was the "open shop with honey."
From Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls by Sue Ainslie Clark
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