Study Says Antiunion Tactics Are Common

A new study by a Cornell University professor of 1,004 union organizing drives has found that employers threatened to close plants in 57 percent of the campaigns and threatened to cut wages and benefits in 47 percent.

The study, to be released Wednesday, also found that employers fired pro-union workers in 34 percent of the campaigns. And it asserted that management’s antiunion tactics had helped pushed down the unionization rate to 12.4 ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - May 26, 2009 - 11:07 AM PDT
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by Dwight Rousu - May. 26, 2009

At a time when the EFCA is being formulated and debated, the study results are pertinent and support arguments of proponents.

Democratic unions are critical in the mass-employment workplaces we have.

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