American Plan

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The American Plan is the term that most U.S. employers in the 1920s used to describe their policy of refusing to negotiate with unions. The policy promoted union-free open shops. As a result, union membership in 1920 shrank from 5 million to some 3.6 million in 1923.


"American plan" is also a hotel term for room rates that include three meals a day, as opposed to the European plan, where rates cover only the room.