U.S. employers collectively spend an estimated $1.7 billion each year to prevent their workers from unionizing, according to a new report from the nonpartisan Economic Policy Institute and nonprofit watchdog group LaborLab. The $1.7 billion figure includes spending on law firms such as Littler Mendelson that specialize in so-called “union avoidance” services, as well as […]
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The ‘union avoidance’ industry is worth $1.7 billion. Florida union busters are cashing in.
Union avoidance firms based in Florida reported millions of dollars in earnings from companies like Amazon last year alone.