Agency Shop in the United States

Agency shop in relation to Public Officers

Find out in this American legal Encyclopedia the information on Agency shop (unionization and collective bargaining) in relation to Public Officers (and in the context of local government law).

Concept of Agency Shop in Labor Law

In this context, a definition of Agency Shop is offered here: A contract provision under which employees who do not join the union are required to pay a collective bargaining service fee instead. This service fee is usually the same as monthly dues. In some states public workers choose to pay service fee based on a percentage of the Union’s budget spent on representing the bargaining unit’s time and money spent on organizing and political action, not considered to be directly representing members.