Michael Sainato at The Guardian reports A New York-based solar panel business has been accused of being a “poster child” of Union-Busting after furloughing 40% of its workforce for more than a year, days after a victorious Union Election.  Installers and Technicians at EmPower Solar, in Bethpage - concerned about poor working conditions and issues they faced on the job - reached out to the United Auto Workers (UAW) after the gains it won during the Stand Up Strikes at The Big Three Automakers.  Barely a week after the vote, on December 30th, EmPower furloughed 21 Workers until 2025. UAW Local 259 claimed this amounted to a “Union-Busting” tactic, designed to target Workers for Unionizing.

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