open shop

noun

: an establishment in which eligibility for employment and retention on the payroll are not determined by membership or nonmembership in a labor union though there may be an agreement by which a union is recognized as sole bargaining agent

Examples of open shop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The buzz: Popular chains hailing from New York to Utah are set to open shop in Tampa and St. Pete, while local restaurateurs prepare to debut fresh concepts across the region. —Yacob Reyes, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025

With people stranded and no supplies, Mr. Pipa and his colleagues delivered food and supplies to the last open shop. —Gaëlle Girbes, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024

The company plans to open shops in Raleigh, Greenville and Durham within the next year and a half. —Shannon Greene, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2024

At one time, Campa had high ambitions to expand his brand to multiple cities via a franchising group that six years ago was hoping to open shops in Temecula, Scottsdale, Riverside, Pasadena, North Hollywood/Burbank, Tucson, Sacramento and Anaheim. —Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for open shop

• barbershop
• countertop
• lollipop
• mountaintop
• overtop
• photoshop
• tabletop
• turboprop
• atop
• backdrop
• backstop
• bebop

Legal Definition

open shop

noun

: an establishment in which eligibility for employment and retention on the payroll are not determined by membership or nonmembership in a labor union though there may be an agreement by which a union is recognized as sole bargaining agent

called also merit shop

compare agency shop, closed shop, union shop