The document outlines anti-union tactics that bosses may use to discourage employees from unionizing, such as hiring consultants, giving small wage increases, holding mandatory anti-union meetings, increasing communication with employees, changing how nice or mean they are to employees, using delays and technicalities to slow the union election process, taking union materials out of context, using negative press about other unions, and trying to divide employees and blame the union. It concludes by saying employees should educate themselves, stick together, and inform each other to counter these tactics.

1. Anti-Union Tactics
Part 2
Bob Kraves
former IAM educator
sevark@aol.com

2. What The Bosses Will Do
Hire a union-busting
outfit or consultant
for $200 or more per
hour.

3. What The Bosses Will Do
Give employees slight
wage increases or
improve their benefits.

4. What The Bosses Will Do
Hold captive
audience meetings
with employees
during work time.

5. What The Bosses Will Do
Increase the number of
staff or management
meetings and the level
of communication.

6. What The Bosses Will Do
Be nicer or meaner
to workers.

7. What The Bosses Will Do
Delay the election
process with
technicalities to
break the union
momentum.

8. What The Bosses Will Do
Quote union bylaws
or publications out
of context to distort
intent or purpose.

9. What The Bosses Will Do
Use press clippings
of other unions to
convey negative
union images.

10. What The Bosses Will Do
Create false
divisions between
workers and blame
these on the union.

11. What We Must Do
Educate
Inform
Stick
Together