n. a business that will hire only union members by choice or by a...

A place of work where the union has arranged that the employer will only employ those who are its members.

An employment arrangement, usually written into a collective bargaining agreement, in which a firm is allowed to hire only labor union members. Because this gives a labor union complete control over t [..]

A business that hires only union members either by choice or by agreement with the unions, although the Labor-Management Relations Act made closed shops illegal. Compare: union shop

a business in which the employer by agreement hires and retains only union members see also Labor Management Relations Act in the Important Laws section compare open shop, union shop NOTE: Closed ...

A closed shop is a form of union security agreement wherein the employer agrees to hire union members only. Further, these employees must remain members of the union at all times in order to remain em [..]