union shop
noun
Simple meaning
A company allowed to hire nonunion workers on the condition that they will join the union within a specified time.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈjunjənˈʃɑp
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Definition
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noun
A company allowed to hire nonunion workers on the condition that they will join the union within a specified time
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.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A company allowed to hire nonunion workers on the condition that they will join the union within a specified time
Used this way, union shop is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in business or professional contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Business/professional
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