AFL-CIO and SEIU Appear to be Union Busting

Hourly employees working for AFL-CIO and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) who are represented by the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) are being treated unfairly. Richard Trumka (head of AFL-CIO) and Mary Kay Henry (president of SEIU) are hypocritical. While these union leaders accuse companies of not sharing their wealth with employees,…
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Textbook Example of Unlawfully Trying to Bust a Union

The owner of Ohio nursing homes sold two homes to another company. The new company took over the homes on July 1st. Under the takeover agreement, all employees were fired on June 30th right before midnight, including nurses’ aides, housekeepers, cooks, and others represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). Employees were told of…
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Transferring Employees from One Company to Another May Bust the Union, but Effects Bargaining Still Required

A company owned multiple car dealerships. One dealership employed six mechanics, all of whom belonged to a union. In 2009, the company shut down the “union dealership” and offered the six employees jobs at its “nonunion dealership.” Five of the mechanics took the job at the nonunion dealership. The five employees were no longer a…
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The Laborers Union Guilty of Union Busting

The Laborers International Union of North America (LiUNA and Laborers) did not hire a union contractor to oversee a massive renovation at its Washington D.C. headquarters. The union awarded a major renovation on its $28 million downtown office building to Davis Construction. Adding insult to injury, Davis Construction is in the midst of a labor…
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