closed shop
Mandatory membership employment
A closed shop is a workplace where employees must belong to a particular union as a condition of employment.
The term distinguishes this arrangement from an open shop, where union membership is optional.
Closed shops were common in mid-20th-century American labor but have been largely outlawed.
More loosely, closed shop describes any exclusive arrangement: Publishing used to be a closed shop—you couldn't get in without connections.
Collective bargaining group
- trade unionWorkers' collective for negotiations
- collective bargainingJoint worker-employer talks
- union membershipJoining a labor organization
- union duesPayments to labor organizations
organizing · unionization · solidarity · workers' rights · strike · picketing · grievance · arbitration
Employer-workforce interaction dynamics
- labor lawRules governing work conditions
- labor contractFormal work arrangement document
- right-to-workVoluntary union membership policy
- Taft-HartleyFederal labor management statute
negotiation · mediation · employment policy · trade unionism
Limited to one group
- cliqueExclusive social group
- insularNarrow in outlook
- members-onlyRestricted to enrolled participants
- inner circleExclusive group of confidants
old boys' club · restricted access · protectionist · nepotism · cronyism · favoritism
Competitive impediment for newcomers
- gatekeepingControlling access to something
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
- exclusionaryTending to bar others
- discriminatoryShowing unfair distinction
labor union
Collective bargaining group
- trade unionWorkers' collective for negotiations
- collective bargainingJoint worker-employer talks
- union membershipJoining a labor organization
union dues · organizing · unionization · solidarity · workers' rights · strike · picketing · grievance · arbitration · representation
industrial relations
Employer-workforce interaction dynamics
- labor lawRules governing work conditions
- labor contractFormal work arrangement document
- right-to-workVoluntary union membership policy
Taft-Hartley · negotiation · mediation · employment policy · trade unionism
exclusive
Limited to one group
- cliqueExclusive social group
- insularNarrow in outlook
- members-onlyRestricted to enrolled participants
inner circle · old boys' club · restricted access · protectionist · nepotism · cronyism · favoritism
barrier to entry
Competitive impediment for newcomers
- gatekeepingControlling access to something
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
- exclusionaryTending to bar others
- laborlabor, labor union, work, labor force, laborers
- labor contractsbargaining, clause, seniority, grievance, dues
- labor historyAFL-CIO, workers, labor movement, CIO, laborers
- labor movementsgeneral strike, general strikes, labor strikes, picket lines, unionization
- Labor Politicslabor laws, labor movement, labor policy, unionization, labor disputes
- labor relationslabor relations, labor disputes, collective agreement, union elections, bargaining