Many U.S. employers hire Union Avoidance Consultants to keep their Workers from organizing and bargaining for better pay and working conditions. The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) and LaborLab estimate employers spend roughly $1.7 billion a year on Union Avoidance Consultants and law firms for this purpose, which has an undeniable impact on Workers’ ability to organize and bargain collectively. Over the past several decades, large law firms have developed substantial business specializing in Union Avoidance Services. This includes exploiting the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) administrative processes and creating nearly endless delays for Workers who are trying to form a Union. Large law firms - such as Littler Mendelson, Morgan Lewis, and Jackson Lewis, have represented employers in their fights against some of the largest organizing efforts over the last decade, including Amazon, Starbucks and Trader Joe’s.

To Read The EPI/LaborLab Report, Go To: U.S. employers spend more than $1.5 billion annually on union avoidance | Economic Policy Institute