Reply #33: Open shop means you have union members and non-union

[Cleita]

members. It doesn't work. I have worked open shop and the non-union members decide to be non-union because they don't want to pay dues or belong to a club. They will get the same wages as what is bargained for by the union workers. They can be persuaded by management to scab during a strike. Although, I have noted when the strike is over, they are the first to be laid off. There is no one to protect them. So the managers will lay off the non-union workers.