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agency shop

–noun
a shop in which the union represents all workers in the bargaining unit and collects dues and fees from nonunion as well as union members.

Origin:
1945–50
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agency shop  
n.  An establishment in which a union represents all employees regardless of union membership but requires that nonmembers pay union dues or fees.
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Main Entry: agency shop
Function: 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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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