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Unions are having a bit of a moment right now - countless stores under brands like Amazon, Chipotle, REI, Starbucks, and many more are winning victories left and right, and corporate America is pulling out all the stops to crush them. Why is the US so antagonistic towards unions, and what can you expect to face when you try to unionize your workplace?
Why Corporate America Hates Unions – Second Thought
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Citations:
IWW resources
iww.org
iww.org/resources/pamphlets
Union approval at a57-year high/10% union coverage today/20% union coverage in the 80s
npr.org/2022/08/31/1120111276/labor-union-support-in-us
Union workers make 13% more
epi.org/publication/unlawful-employer-opposition-to-union-election-campaigns
Union workers make an extra $1.3M dollars
businessinsider.com/being-in-union-make-1-million-dollars-more-over-lifetime-2022-10?r=US&IR=T
doi.org/10.1177/00197939221129261
Other unionization benefits
epi.org/publication/unlawful-employer-opposition-to-union-election-campaigns
Unionized workplaces are safer and have fewer fatalities
illinoisepi.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/ilepi-pmcr-unions-and-construction-health-and-safety-final.pdf https://www.forumat.net.br/at/sites/default/files/arq-paginas/does_right_to_work_imperil_right_to_health_ll.pdf
The union threat effect pulls wages up for everyone
epi.org/publication/briefingpapers_bp143
Amazon puts workers in danger’s way
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/16/tornado-amazon-kentucky-candle-factory-workers-died
twitter.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1470513075489054720?s=20&t=_W3ie7fDZO4a2fzOufIoAg
nytimes.com/2022/10/04/business/amazon-warehouse-suspended-workers.html
nytimes.com/2021/12/12/technology/amazon-tornado-edwardsville.html
Union busting is on the rise
nlrb.gov/news-outreach/news-story/election-petitions-up-53-board-continues-to-reduce-case-processing-time-in
Employers spend $340M/y on union avoidance advisors, paid $350/h or $2.5k/d
epi.org/publication/unlawful-employer-opposition-to-union-election-campaigns
Starbucks fires workers for organizing
theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/25/starbucks-union-employees-fired
sbworkersunited.org/press/starbucks-fires-over-15-union-leaders-in-buffalo-and-forces-out-countless-more
youtu.be/AKnI_iMhjx8?t=178
Starbucks shuts down unionizing locations
edition.cnn.com/2022/11/22/business/starbucks-closure-union sbworkersunited.org/press/starbucks-closes-first-union-store-in-seattle-in-blatant-retaliation
Violating the NLRA only costs employers backpay, no punitive damages or civil penalties
epi.org/publication/unlawful-employer-opposition-to-union-election-campaigns
Employers break the law in 41.5% of all union election campaigns, illegally fire workers in ⅕
epi.org/publication/unlawful-employer-opposition-to-union-election-campaigns
Starbucks withholds pay, benefits, perks from unionizing workers
axios.com/2022/08/26/starbucks-accused-withholding-benefits-union
triblive.com/local/regional/nlrb-issues-complaint-of-starbucks-intimidating-workers-who-unionized
Employers spy on their workers, use heatmaps to stop unionizing
cbsnews.com/news/labor-board-official-takes-aim-at-workplace-spying
newsweek.com/they-were-spying-us-amazon-walmart-use-surveillance-technology-bust-unions-1658603
Captive audience meetings
cwad1.org/banning-captive-audience-meetings
Constant anti-union propaganda at Boeing
inthesetimes.com/article/boeing-workers-face-constant-barrage-of-misinformation-ahead-of-union-vote
Common anti-union rhetoric
unionbustingplaybook.com/#common-bluffs
Union dues discouragement at Delta and Boeing (and amazon)
pbs.twimg.com/media/D6KE3PBW0AA9Qhp?format=jpg&name=small
twitter.com/chactivist/status/829877199419428864?s=20&t=pdXUY9PtdEUWQ-FYK3a4Eg
Even more legal union busting strategies
epi.org/publication/unlawful-employer-opposition-to-union-election-campaigns/#:~:text=Deficiency%20in%20current%20labor%20law
Strikebreaking origins of the American police
jacobin.com/2020/06/police-united-states-strikebreaking-class-war
Companies stall signing union contracts to get them decertified
time.com/6221176/worker-strikes-employers-unions
Presidential strike-breaking
jacobin.com/2022/12/joe-biden-democrats-railway-strike-breaking-blame
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Unions are having a bit of a moment right now - countless stores under brands like Amazon, Chipotle, REI, Starbucks, and many more are winning victories left and right, and corporate America is pulling out all the stops to crush them. Why is the US so antagonistic towards unions, and what can you expect to face when you try to unionize your workplace?
Why Corporate America Hates Unions – Second Thought
SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS
Citations:
IWW resources
iww.org
iww.org/resources/pamphlets
Union approval at a57-year high/10% union coverage today/20% union coverage in the 80s
npr.org/2022/08/31/1120111276/labor-union-support-in-us
Union workers make 13% more
epi.org/publication/unlawful-employer-opposition-to-union-election-campaigns
Union workers make an extra $1.3M dollars
businessinsider.com/being-in-union-make-1-million-dollars-more-over-lifetime-2022-10?r=US&IR=T
doi.org/10.1177/00197939221129261
Other unionization benefits
epi.org/publication/unlawful-employer-opposition-to-union-election-campaigns
Unionized workplaces are safer and have fewer fatalities
illinoisepi.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/ilepi-pmcr-unions-and-construction-health-and-safety-final.pdf https://www.forumat.net.br/at/sites/default/files/arq-paginas/does_right_to_work_imperil_right_to_health_ll.pdf
The union threat effect pulls wages up for everyone
epi.org/publication/briefingpapers_bp143
Amazon puts workers in danger’s way
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/16/tornado-amazon-kentucky-candle-factory-workers-died
twitter.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1470513075489054720?s=20&t=_W3ie7fDZO4a2fzOufIoAg
nytimes.com/2022/10/04/business/amazon-warehouse-suspended-workers.html
nytimes.com/2021/12/12/technology/amazon-tornado-edwardsville.html
Union busting is on the rise
nlrb.gov/news-outreach/news-story/election-petitions-up-53-board-continues-to-reduce-case-processing-time-in
Employers spend $340M/y on union avoidance advisors, paid $350/h or $2.5k/d
epi.org/publication/unlawful-employer-opposition-to-union-election-campaigns
Starbucks fires workers for organizing
theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/25/starbucks-union-employees-fired
sbworkersunited.org/press/starbucks-fires-over-15-union-leaders-in-buffalo-and-forces-out-countless-more
youtu.be/AKnI_iMhjx8?t=178
Starbucks shuts down unionizing locations
edition.cnn.com/2022/11/22/business/starbucks-closure-union sbworkersunited.org/press/starbucks-closes-first-union-store-in-seattle-in-blatant-retaliation
Violating the NLRA only costs employers backpay, no punitive damages or civil penalties
epi.org/publication/unlawful-employer-opposition-to-union-election-campaigns
Employers break the law in 41.5% of all union election campaigns, illegally fire workers in ⅕
epi.org/publication/unlawful-employer-opposition-to-union-election-campaigns
Starbucks withholds pay, benefits, perks from unionizing workers
axios.com/2022/08/26/starbucks-accused-withholding-benefits-union
triblive.com/local/regional/nlrb-issues-complaint-of-starbucks-intimidating-workers-who-unionized
Employers spy on their workers, use heatmaps to stop unionizing
cbsnews.com/news/labor-board-official-takes-aim-at-workplace-spying
newsweek.com/they-were-spying-us-amazon-walmart-use-surveillance-technology-bust-unions-1658603
Captive audience meetings
cwad1.org/banning-captive-audience-meetings
Constant anti-union propaganda at Boeing
inthesetimes.com/article/boeing-workers-face-constant-barrage-of-misinformation-ahead-of-union-vote
Common anti-union rhetoric
unionbustingplaybook.com/#common-bluffs
Union dues discouragement at Delta and Boeing (and amazon)
pbs.twimg.com/media/D6KE3PBW0AA9Qhp?format=jpg&name=small
twitter.com/chactivist/status/829877199419428864?s=20&t=pdXUY9PtdEUWQ-FYK3a4Eg
Even more legal union busting strategies
epi.org/publication/unlawful-employer-opposition-to-union-election-campaigns/#:~:text=Deficiency%20in%20current%20labor%20law
Strikebreaking origins of the American police
jacobin.com/2020/06/police-united-states-strikebreaking-class-war
Companies stall signing union contracts to get them decertified
time.com/6221176/worker-strikes-employers-unions
Presidential strike-breaking
jacobin.com/2022/12/joe-biden-democrats-railway-strike-breaking-blame
