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Huge wrote:
And legally enforced closed shops only make sense to a true red Old
Labourite.

There are/were plenty ways around a closed shop. The old ACTT operated one
- called an agency shop. If you had objections to belonging to a union you
simply paid the same dues to a recognised charity of your choice. And at
least the possession of a union ticket said you were competent in that
grade. Nowadays anyone is allowed to 'operate' a camera, etc, and it don't
'alf show...

But perhaps you'd be happy being operated on by an unqualified doctor - or
taking advice from an unqualified solicitor, etc? What are those but
closed shops in all but name?

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