An open shop is a place of employment at which one is not required to join or financially support a union (closed shop) as a condition of hiring or continued employment. Open shop is also known as a merit shop.
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Famous quotes containing the words open and/or shop:
“She saw
her five young children
writhe and die;
in that hour
she began to watch you,
she whose eyes are open forever.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“A good customer should not change his shop, nor a good shop change its customers.”
—Chinese proverb.