anti-union efforts

This is from a 2005 report conducted by U of I Chicago, which confirmed a previous report, Uneasy Terrain, in 2000 that became the accepted survey of anti-union activities in the US. The research was conducted in Chicago, and--as the text indicates--Chicago is a heavily unionized area and its findings are likely multiplied in regions where there is not a historic union presence. Below are quotes of the juicy bits. PDF of the Report

"The findings of Undermining the Right to Organize confirm that union membership in the United States is not declining because workers no longer want or need unions. Instead, falling union density is directly related to employers’ near universal and systematic use of legal and illegal tactics to stymie workers’ union organizing."

"Among employers faced with organizing campaigns:

• 30% of employers fire pro-union workers.
• 49% of employers threaten to close a worksite when workers try to form a union, but only 2% actually do.
• 51% of employers coerce workers into opposing unions with bribery or favoritism.
• 82% of employers hire high-priced unionbusting consultants to fight union organizing drives.
• 91% of employers force employees to attend one-on-one anti-union meetings with their supervisors"