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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
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First Known Use
1903, in the meaning defined above
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“Open shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20shop. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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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 shopMore from Merriam-Webster on open shop
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