agency shop

That move, which would create what is called an agency shop, would go far to strengthen the union's hand in future negotiations.

That arrangement is known as an agency shop.

Michigan state law authorized agency shop agreements between public agencies and unions representing government workers.

An agency shop requires non-union workers to pay a fee to the union for its services in negotiating their contract.

The "fair share" is similar to the agency shop, but usually more restrictive as to what may be charged to the non-member.

I think the people on strike do not want to be on strike to support an agency shop."

Ms. Rosenstein said the museum was being anti-union for rejecting the agency shop demand.

See the Agency shop article for clarification.

"They cater to the bigger agency shops.

"Publicly and to the people on strike, they are saying agency shop is not a big deal," Mr. Batterman said.

The agency shop, where the employer may hire union or non-union workers, and employees need not join the union in order to remain employed.

In the United States, unions established the closed shop, union shop, and agency shop since at least the 1880s.

The fee paid by non-union members under the agency shop is known as the "agency fee."

Maida Rosenstein, president of Local 2110, said an agency shop was needed to strengthen a historically weak union.

Even the establishment of an agency shop, in which nonunion employees pay a percentage of dues, would be an improvement, the unions said.

Right-to-work statutes forbid unions from negotiating agency shops.

Mr. Batterman predicted that if the union dropped its demand for an agency shop, the two sides would soon be able to settle their other differences.

APA membership is voluntary, however, American Airlines is an agency shop.

In a labor union, free riding occurs if an employee pays no union dues or agency shop fees, but benefits from union representation.

Ms. Rosenstein said the museum has rejected the union's demand for an agency shop because the museum wants to prolong the strike to weaken the union.

One assistant curator who crossed the picket line and harshly criticizes the union's leadership said that management was being shortsighted in rejecting the agency shop demand.

But Mr. Batterman asserted that the agency shop demands were prolonging the strike and were designed largely to increase the union leaders' power.

In public sector collective bargaining, where the agency shop is often outlawed, the fair share provision (almost identical to the agency fee) may be negotiated instead.

The Taft-Haftley Act did not, however, outlaw the union shop or agency shop (although it did place some procedural restrictions on their establishment and use).

In Mexico, the closed shop was mandatory until the early 1990s, when a change in federal law permitted the union shop, agency shop, or no agreement at all.