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open shop vs. closed shop

noun
  1. 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.
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.

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