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open shop Definition

open shop

noun

a factory, business, etc. employing workers without regard to whether or not they are members of a union with which it may have a contract; also, the policy of employing workers in this way

open shop Synonyms

open shop

n.

non-union labor, non-union employment, anti-union business, free business; see labor 4.

open shop Law Definition

n

A business that employs workers regardless of whether or not they are members of a labor union.