open shop

noun

: an establishment in which eligibility for employment and retention on the payroll are not determined by membership or nonmembership in a labor union though there may be an agreement by which a union is recognized as sole bargaining agent

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The company plans to open shops in Raleigh, Greenville and Durham within the next year and a half. Shannon Greene, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2024 At one time, Campa had high ambitions to expand his brand to multiple cities via a franchising group that six years ago was hoping to open shops in Temecula, Scottsdale, Riverside, Pasadena, North Hollywood/Burbank, Tucson, Sacramento and Anaheim. Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024 Retailers tend to be reluctant to open shop in areas with fewer homes and less accessible roads. Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2024 The latter could influence cost-benefit analyses of companies looking to open shop in Arizona. Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 8 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for open shop 

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of open shop was in 1903

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“Open shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20shop. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

Legal Definition

open shop

noun
: an establishment in which eligibility for employment and retention on the payroll are not determined by membership or nonmembership in a labor union though there may be an agreement by which a union is recognized as sole bargaining agent

called also merit shop

compare agency shop, closed shop, union shop

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