How Much Are Your Favorite Companies Spending on Union-Busting Consultants?

Employers will pay a lot to ensure they don’t have to actually pay the people who work for them.

This morning, the Economic Policy Institute dropped a report showing that in more than 40 percent of union election campaigns, employers are charged with violating laws. This includes employers threatening, firing, disciplining, or retaliating against workers trying to form a union—actions that occur “routinely,” writes Celine McNicholas, a co-author, in a statement.

The report also shed a light on a growing but still fairly obscure element of the union-busting playbook:...