agency shop

noun

A place of employment in which a union receives dues or the equivalent for all employees excluding management, and bargains for all such employees whether or not they are members of the union.

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Meanings

nounagency shop (plural agency shops)

plural agency shops

  1. A place of employment in which a union receives dues or the equivalent for all employees excluding management, and bargains for all such employees whether or not they are members of the union.
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APA

agency shop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agency%20shop

MLA

“agency shop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agency%20shop. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agency shop,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agency%20shop.

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