Dave Jamieson at The Huffington Post reports Amazon spent more than $26 million on Anti-Union Labor Consultants in 2025, according to new Federal disclosure forms, marking the largest such expenditure by a U.S. employer reported in a single year. The filings with the U.S. Labor Department show Amazon hired at least six firms that specialize in helping corporations defeat Union Organizing Campaigns. The company issued hundreds of payments throughout the year, averaging more than $56,000 apiece - higher than the average annual wage of one of its Warehouse Workers. Amazon has spent years battling Union Campaigns by the Teamsters, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union and other Unions. Early on, much of that organizing focused on the Retail Behemoth’s Fulfillment Centers, where Workers pick, pack and ship orders - but has since spread to its Distribution Hubs and subcontracted Driver network. Bob Funk, who serves as the Executive Director of LaborLab - a non-profit that tracks the Anti-Union Consulting Industry, described the Amazon spending as “huge.” He also noted the persuader work captured in the Federal filings typically does not include spending on Labor Attorneys who fight Union Campaigns through the National Labor Relations Board, which is often more expensive.

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