There's a great deal of discussion in the news these days about the "closed shop" versus the "open shop," and the supposedly onerous requirement of.... There's a great deal of discussion in the news these days about the "closed shop" versus the "open shop," and the supposedly onerous requirement of all workers in a company being compelled to join a union if the majority votes to join--or signs up by card check, which is easier for unions to arrange than elections. (Both are permitted by the NLRB.). Management, of course, thinks this is bad.

Some of us suspect it leads to democracy and prosperity. Let's think about it a little bit....

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