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agency shop
noun
: an establishment in which the union serves as the agent for and receives dues and assessments from all employees in the bargaining unit regardless of union membership
Examples of agency shop in a Sentence
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Yet, if the court strikes down mandatory agency shop fees, a teacher is faced with an entirely different incentive.
—James Freeman, WSJ, 1 June 2018
The agency shop for public unions was challenged in the 1977 Supreme Court case of Abood v. Detroit Board of Education , which issued a divided verdict.
—Richard A. Epstein, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1946, in the meaning defined above
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“Agency shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agency%20shop. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Legal Definition
agency shop
noun
: a shop in which the labor union serves as the bargaining agent for and receives dues from all employees in the bargaining unit regardless of union membership compare open shop, union shop
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