Employers are being charged with breaking the law in a huge portion of union elections, a new analysis shows, as union membership hits a record low across the U.S.
Amazon Labor Union organizers hold signs outside of the LDJ5 Amazon Sort Center on April 25, 2022, in New York City., employers were charged with breaking the law in 39 percent of union elections filed with the National Labor Relations Board between 2019 and 2022.
These charges cover a variety of illegal union-busting tactics. In roughly one in four elections, employers were charged with disciplining and firing workers or changing work terms. Employers were charged with threatening, coercing or retaliating against workers in a union drive and refusing to bargain with workers at roughly the same rate.
Employers were most likely to be charged with illegal conduct in union elections involving a larger bargaining unit; in elections with a unit of more than 50 employees, employers were charged with breaking the law nearly 50 percent of the time, EPI found.that employers were charged with breaking the law in over 40 percent of the over 3,200 union elections conducted between 2016 and 2017.
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