This question contains two sections; be sure to answer both. First, identify the four types of unionized and nonunionized workplaces (that is, the four kinds of workplace labor agreements), and explain how they differ and the legal status of each. Second, suppose that you have just been hired at Shoppers' Warehouse, a high-volume grocery store that sells products in bulk. Shoppers' Warehouse is unionized, but you do not need to join the union as soon as you are hired. However, within 12 months you are required to join the union. What type of shop is Shoppers' Warehouse?
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The four basic kinds of workplaces are closed shop, union shop, agency shop, and open shop (see Table 9.7).
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 an union (applies in 22 states, called right-to-work states).
Shoppers' Warehouse is a union shop because you must join the union within a specified time frame (12 months).
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