Identify the four types of unionized and nonunionized workplaces, and explain how they differ. Comment on the legal status of each.   

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The four basic kinds of workplaces are: closed shop, union shop, agency shop, and open shop.

1. Closed shop: Employer may hire only workers for a job who are already in the union (Illegal)
2. Union shop: Workers aren't required to be union members when hired for a job but must join the union within a specified time (Not allowed in 22 states, called right-to-work states)
3. Agency shop: Workers must pay equivalent of union dues, but aren't required to join the union
(Applies to public-sector teachers in some states, prohibited in others)
4. Open shop: Workers may choose to join or not join a union (Applies in 22 states, called right-to-work states)

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