UNION BUSTING TACTICS
Union busting is a field populated by bullies and built on deceit. A campaign against a union is an assault on individuals and a war on truth. As such, it is a war without honor. The only way to bust a union is to lie, distort, manipulate, threaten, and always, always attack.
Martin Jay Levitt, 1993, Confessions of a Union Buster
Union Busting Articles & Reports
Amazon's Aggressive Anti-Union Tactics Revealed in Leaked 45-Minute Video
Union-Busting Tactics More Pervasive Than Previously Thought: Study
US businesses attack new labor rule aimed at curbing union-busting tactics
Software Startup Accused of Union-Busting Will Pay Ex-Employees
Union busters are more prevalent than they seem, and may soon even be at the NLRB
No Holds Barred: The Intensification of Employer Opposition to Organizing
Trump’s National Anti-Labor Relations Board
Tesla Workers Say Elon Musk is a Union Buster. The NLRB Just Gave Their Case a Boost.
Patterned Responses to Organizing: Case Studies of the Union-Busting Convention
New Data: NLRB Process Fails to Ensure a Fair Vote
Union busters are more prevalent than they seem, and may soon even be at the NLRB.
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In 2013, Aria Hotel & Resort in Las Vegas hired union-avoidance consultants Balance Incorporated for $195,000
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In 2013, Domino’s Pizza paid an anti-union consultant at Action Resources $2,950 per day, for a total of $167,566
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In 2015, American Apparel hired the union-avoidance firm Cruz & Associates and paid at total of $462,343
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During 2015-2016, New York, New York Hotel & Casino paid union-avoidance consultants at Balance Incorporated $345,182
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During 2015-2016, Pier 1 Imports hired union-avoidance consultants at the Labor Relations Institute for $130,331
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In 2016, Williams Sonoma paid union-avoidance consultants at Cruz & Associates $150,543
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In 2016, Kraft Heinz Foods Corporation hired union-avoidance consultants at The Burke Group for $153,123