Instead of fair paychecks, corporate America pays big bucks to bust unions
Celine McNicholas, Economic Policy Institute Unsubscribe
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Peter,
One of the primary causes of economic inequality in our nation is the shrinking share of U.S. workers who are union members. Consequently, workers throughout our country find themselves working harder, faster, yet still sliding slowly backwards.
Ensuring that workers have access to a union is one of the most effective ways to strengthen our nation's collapsing middle class. But instead of paying workers what they deserve, big name companies are spending huge sums of money on high-priced consultants to bust unions.
In a new report called “Fear at Work,” EPI examines the extent some employers go to block unions. Share the tweets below with your friends and family and fight for our right to unionize and demand fair pay and benefits.
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A $340 million industry of “union avoidance” consultants helps employers exploit the weaknesses of federal labor law to deny workers the right to collective bargaining. Over the past five years, employers using union avoidance consultants have included FedEx, Bed Bath & Beyond, and LabCorp, among others.
Take a look at the chart below to see how much major corporations are spending to bust unions throughout our country.
This is the kind of advice union busting consultants are giving companies throughout the country. Take a look at some of these disgusting anti-union tactics that are legal under current law:
Forcing employees to attend daily anti-union meetings where pro-union workers have no right to present alternative views and can be fired on the spot if they ask a question.
Plastering the workplace with anti-union posters, banners, and looping video ads—and denying pro-union employees access to any of these media.
Instructing managers to tell employees that there’s a good chance they will lose their jobs if they vote to unionize.
Having supervisors hold multiple one-on-one talks with each of their employees, stressing why it would be bad for them to vote in a union.
Having managers tell employees that pro-union workers are “the enemy within.”
Telling supervisors to grill subordinates about their views on unionization, effectively destroying the principle of a secret ballot.
We must fight back against corporations that invest in union busting over investing in pay for their employees. For over 30 years, EPI has provided our movement with the research and data needed to fight for policies that lift up all working people including stronger overtime pay, a higher minimum wage, paid family leave, and more.
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Thank you for all that you do to fight for an economy that works for all of us, not just the wealthy few.
Celine McNicholas
Director of Government Affairs, Economic Policy Institute
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