Last week, LaborLab documented ten new employers hiring anti-union “persuaders” and investing heavily in union-busting campaigns. For a full list of other employers that LaborLab has exposed for union-busting this year, please visit our Union-Buster Tracker.
- RBmedia (MD) has hired Employer Labor Solutions to conduct “voluntary” captive audience meetings.
- Sutter Davis Hospital (CA) hired Healthcare Labor Solutions to manage a successful decertification campaign.
- Academy of Magical Arts (CA) hired Lev Labor for $450/hour. Despite the resources spent on a union-busting consultant, workers won the election.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound (WA) has hired Davis Grimm Payne & Marra for $400/hour. The organizing campaign is ongoing.
- Kennametal (OH) has hired RoadWarrior Productions for $3,800/day and the campaign is ongoing.
- Brillient Corporation (VA) has hired The Crossroads Group for $475/hour and the election is open.
- Amazon DGR6 (MI), Amazon DSF5 (CA), and Amazon DUR1 (CA) all hired RoadWarrior Productions for $3,800/day and already paid the union-busting firm nearly $150,000, if not more.
- Ciooca Automotive (NJ) has hired MSC Labor Relations and Legislative Consulting.
Anti-union “persuaders” can have an outsized impact on whether or not workers win the right to collectively bargain. “Persuaders,” as they are referred to by the U.S. Department of Labor, utilize a range of tactics to thwart union organizing efforts. These tactics include disseminating false and misleading information about unions and their potential impact on worker benefits. They also employ intimidation tactics such as mandatory captive audience meetings where anti-union messages are delivered. Furthermore, persuaders may engage in surveillance, monitoring union activity and targeting pro-union employees, while also following workers, conducting one-on-one meetings, and collecting personal employee information that can be leveraged against organizing workers.
