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Economic Policy Institute
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There’s an entire hidden industry built to stop workers from unionizing. We uncovered it. U.S. employers spend roughly $1.7 BILLION PER YEAR on union-avoidance consultants and law firms to prevent workers from organizing and bargaining for better pay and working conditions. #econsky #laborday 1/3

epi.orgU.S. employers spend more than $1.5 billion annually on union avoidanceKey takeaways Many U.S. employers hire union avoidance consultants to keep their workers from organizing and bargaining for better pay and working conditions. We estimate that employers spend roughly ...
Economic Policy Institute
@epi.org

Some of the biggest law firms bill up to $1,700 PER HOUR to keep you from forming a union. In 2025, Amazon spent $26.6 million on union avoidance. It doesn’t have to be like this. #econsky #laborday 2/3

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Economic Policy Institute
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We can fight the union-avoidance playbook of captive audience meetings, drawn-out first contract bargaining, aggressive use of administrative delay, etc. Lawmakers can—and should—pass labor law reform to make it easier for workers to form unions. #econsky #laborday 3/3