closed shop
noun /ˌkləʊzd ˈʃɒp/
/ˌkləʊzd ˈʃɑːp/
- a factory, business, etc. in which employees must all be members of a particular trade unionCultureClosed shops were made illegal in Britain in 1990. In the US they were made illegal by the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947.Wordfinder
- ballot
- closed shop
- collective bargaining
- industrial action
- labour
- picket
- protest
- representative
- strike
- union
- an area of activity that is limited to a particular small group
- The club's management is a closed shop.