open shop

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Noun open shop has 1 sense

open shop - a company whose workers are hired without regard to their membership in a labor union
--₁ is a kind of company

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Term: Open Shop

Description: The term "open shop" refers to an establishment or workplace where employment is not limited to union members only. It signifies a place where employees have the freedom to choose whether or not to join a labor union.

Senses:

Adjective: Describing a workplace or business that does not require union membership for employment.
Noun: A workplace or business that operates without a closed shop policy and allows individuals to work regardless of their union affiliation.

Sample Sentences:

As an open shop, the company welcomes employees both from union and non-union backgrounds.
After the labor laws changed, the factory became an open shop, which increased the number of job applicants.
He decided to apply for a job at the open shop because he didn't want his employment options to be limited by union membership.
The open shop policy gave workers the freedom to negotiate their own terms of employment.