Why Corporate America Hates Unions

If you'd like to help make a difference this year, consider donating to one of the high-impact charities verified by GiveWell! Visit givewell.org/ and select "YouTube" and enter "Second Thought" at checkout to get your donation matched up to $100! 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: bit.ly/2nFsvTS Citations: IWW resources www.iww.org/ www.iww.org/resources/pamphlets/ Union approval at a57-year high/10% union coverage today/20% union coverage in the 80s www.npr.org/2022/08/31/1120111276/labor-union-supp… Union workers make 13% more www.epi.org/publication/unlawful-employer-oppositi… Union workers make an extra $1.3M dollars www.businessinsider.com/being-in-union-make-1-mill… doi.org/10.1177/00197939221129261 Other unionization benefits www.epi.org/publication/unlawful-employer-oppositi… Unionized workplaces are safer and have fewer fatalities illinoisepi.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/ilepi-pmcr… www.forumat.net.br/at/sites/default/files/arq-pagi… The union threat effect pulls wages up for everyone www.epi.org/publication/briefingpapers_bp143/ Amazon puts workers in danger’s way www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/16/torn… twitter.com/MorePerfectUS/status/14705130754890547… www.nytimes.com/2022/10/04/business/amazon-warehou… www.nytimes.com/2021/12/12/technology/amazon-torna… Union busting is on the rise www.nlrb.gov/news-outreach/news-story/election-pet… Employers spend $340M/y on union avoidance advisors, paid $350/h or $2.5k/d www.epi.org/publication/unlawful-employer-oppositi… Starbucks fires workers for organizing www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/25/starbucks-… sbworkersunited.org/press/starbucks-fires-over-15-…    • EXPOSED: Starbucks' Illegal Union-Bus...   Starbucks shuts down unionizing locations edition.cnn.com/2022/11/22/business/starbucks-clos… sbworkersunited.org/press/starbucks-closes-first-u… Violating the NLRA only costs employers backpay, no punitive damages or civil penalties www.epi.org/publication/unlawful-employer-oppositi… Employers break the law in 41.5% of all union election campaigns, illegally fire workers in ⅕ www.epi.org/publication/unlawful-employer-oppositi… Starbucks withholds pay, benefits, perks from unionizing workers www.axios.com/2022/08/26/starbucks-accused-withhol… triblive.com/local/regional/nlrb-issues-complaint-… Employers spy on their workers, use heatmaps to stop unionizing www.cbsnews.com/news/labor-board-official-takes-ai… www.newsweek.com/they-were-spying-us-amazon-walmar… Captive audience meetings cwad1.org/banning-captive-audience-meetings Constant anti-union propaganda at Boeing inthesetimes.com/article/boeing-workers-face-const… Common anti-union rhetoric unionbustingplaybook.com/#common-bluffs Union dues discouragement at Delta and Boeing (and amazon) pbs.twimg.com/media/D6KE3PBW0AA9Qhp?format=jpg&nam… twitter.com/chactivist/status/829877199419428864?s… Even more legal union busting strategies www.epi.org/publication/unlawful-employer-oppositi… Strikebreaking origins of the American police jacobin.com/2020/06/police-united-states-strikebre… 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-st…

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