Talk:Open shop
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[edit] The legal status of the open shop
I'd like to see how the principle of exclusivity applies in an open shop. In a union shop, it is clear that the union is the bargaining agent -- but does a union have any significant or special rights in an open shop?
[edit] Intro is unclear
"An open shop is, in contrast to a closed shop, one in which all employees must be members of a union to be employed, and a union shop, in which an employee must pay dues or their equivalent to the union, but may not be fired if he or she fails to maintain membership in good standing in the union for any reason other than failure to pay such dues." To me this reads that an open shop is one in which all must be members of a union. This sentence is unclear to me. Before I "boldly" reword this, I'd appreciate some input from others. :) MCalamari 04:08, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
