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A business in which union and nonunion workers are employed. A business in which union membership is not a condition of securing or maintaining employment. The term open shop is frequently used to imply that the operator of this type of shop is, in effect, exercising discrimination against trade unions and hampering their advancement through the employment of nonunion employees. Cross-referencesHow to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Nonunion or open-shop contractors can bid, and have won bids, on projects constructed with PLAs. And open-shop contractors eagerly awaited the ban, which would have overturned a Clinton administration order requiring PLAs. Labor unions use this innovative, albeit unethical, tactic to attack their open-shop competition. |
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