Employees at Harlan Industries have formed a union and are negotiating a union security arrangement.Which option would be most favorable to the union and also legal?
A) A closed shop,because any employee hired must be a union member
B) An agency shop,because it requires employees to join the union for the length of the contract
C) A union shop,because it requires all employees to join the union within 30 days of their start date with the company
D) Maintenance of membership rules,because they require that union members remain at the company
E) Free riders,because these let employees benefit from union activities without joining the union

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A union shop is favorable to the union as it requires all employees to join the union within a certain period, and it is legal under the National Labor Relations Act, unlike a closed shop which is illegal.

Employees at Harlan Industries Have Formed a Union and Are