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Discuss how the union shop, closed shop, and maintenance-of-membership arrangement differ from each other. State how the Taft-Hartley Act handcuffs unions when there are violations with the legislated 30-day grace period and discharge from a job because of loss of union membership.

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This solution of 288 words discusses how a union shop, closed shop, and maintenance-of-membership differ from each other using examples. It also explains the Taft-Hartley Act and how it affected the different types of shops and the working conditions for employees.

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Closed Shop, represented agreements that before they were banned and outlawed by the Taft-Hartley Act, enabled unions to require all employees become members whether or not they supported the union, and if they didn't join the union, they would be fired as this agreement between employers and the union was a condition of employment. Employers only agreed to retain union employees, but fortunately, this practice was declared illegal as it obviously ...

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