Editing Union security agreement (section)

==Types==
Various types of union security agreements exist.  Among the more common are:
*'''[[Closed shop]]'''—The employer agrees to hire only union members. An employee who resigns from the union must be dismissed.<ref name="Pynes" />
*'''[[Union shop]]'''—The employer may hire anyone regardless of their union membership status, but the employee must join the union within a set time period (such as 30 days). An employee who resigns from the union must be dismissed.<ref name="Pynes" />
*'''[[Agency shop]]'''—The employer may hire anyone regardless of their union membership status, and the employee need not join the union. However, all non-union employees must pay a fee (known as the "agency fee") to the union to cover the costs of collective bargaining (and, in some countries, other fees as well). An employee who resigns from the union may not be dismissed but must pay the agency fee.<ref name="Pynes" />
*'''Fair share provision'''—The employer may hire anyone regardless of their union membership status, and the employee need not join the union. However, all non-union employees must pay a fee (known as the "fair share fee") to the union to cover the costs of collective bargaining. An employee who resigns from the union may not be dismissed but must pay the fair share fee.<ref name="Pynes" /> In public sector collective bargaining, where the agency shop is often outlawed, the fair share provision (almost identical to the agency fee) may be negotiated instead.<ref>Marczely, Bernadette. ''Human Resource and Contract Management in the Public School: A Legal Perspective.'' New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 2002. {{ISBN|0-8108-4379-X}}</ref>
*'''Dues checkoff'''—A contract between the employer and union where the employer agrees to collect the dues, fees, assessments, and other monies from union members and/or non-members directly from each worker's paycheck and transmit those funds to the union on a regular basis.<ref name="Pynes" />
* Some jurisdictions mandate an [[open shop]], which does not require union membership or union dues.