closed shop

closed shop
Exists where workers must be members of union as condition of their employment. Miners in General Group v. Hix, 123 W.Va. 637, 17 S.E.2d 810, 813. This practice was made unlawful by the TaftHartley Act.
Contrast open shop.
See also right to work laws
@ closed shop contract
A contract requiring employer to hire only union members and to discharge non-union members and requiring that employees, as a condition of employment, remain union members. Silva v. Mercier, CaLApp., 187 P.2d 60, 64.
"Closed shop" provision in collective bargaining agreement requires membership in the contracting union before a job applicant can be employed and for the duration of his employment. Higgins v. Cardinal Mfg. Co., 188 Kan. 11, 360 P.2d 456, 461
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