LRD guides and handbook May 2019

Law at Work 2019 - the trade union guide to employment law

Chapter 5

Outlawing of closed shop




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It is unlawful to enforce 100% union organisation (a closed shop). Any industrial action to enforce 100% union membership agreements or to cause an employer to discriminate against a non-member is unlawful (section 222, TULRCA). Any dismissal of a non-union member to enforce 100% membership is automatically unfair.