Amazon spent $4.3 million on anti-union consultants in 2021 alone
Companies are required to disclose financial details when consultants speak directly to workers about unionization. Very few have spent even $1 million on union avoidance over several years, according to a, while Amazon spent multiple times that in just 2021 alone. Some consultants were paid up to $3,200 per day.
The meetings are legal and usually held when employers discover efforts to organize unions. They're called"captive audience meetings" by labor organizers because attendance is normally non-optional. Typically, the consultants will focus on union dues and potential loss of wages due to work stoppages. They also help company's come up with strategies to defeat unions.
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