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union shop

union shop noun: a place of employment in which newly hired workers must join the union representing the workers within a certain period of time, typically 30 days.

Noun

union shop (plural union shops)

  1. A place of employment in which newly hired workers must join the union representing the workers within a certain period of time, typically 30 days.

Forms of union shop

pluralunion shops

Questions about union shop

What does union shop mean?
Union shop means a place of employment in which newly hired workers must join the union representing the workers within a certain period of time, typically 30 days.
What part of speech is union shop?
Union shop is a noun.
What is the plural of union shop?
The plural of union shop is union shops.

Words near union shop in the dictionary

  1. Union Oil
  2. Union Oils
  3. Union Parish
  4. union pipes
  5. Union Road
  6. union shop
  7. union shops
  8. Union Springs
  9. Union Square
  10. union station
  11. union stations

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