Unions are increasingly turning to indirect methods to achieve their objectives. Big labor no longer trusts nor relies solely on the NLRB and the secret ballot election process. Their target now is the company/employer and its business partners.
AFL-CIO Director of Organizing Stewart Acuff recently said “We cannot grow the labor movement through the NLRB,” so today, unions do anything to avoid allowing prospective members their democratic right to vote in a NLRB representation election.
Instead, the labor movement believes the future of labor organizing and its membership lies in such corporate campaign tactics as “Card Check Agreements,” “Neutrality Agreements,” “Positive Campaign Agreements” and other deals which sell out employees and usually backfire on the ill-advised employer who agrees to them.
In today's politically correct world, it is often difficult to expose a union’s soft underbelly. The union has the ready argument, albeit false, that the employer is trying to deny its employees their legal rights to be represented, or worse, their right to a decent living.
When the going gets tough, the union's constituents and allies are ready to go to rally for the cause, while the employer finds most of its friends running for cover.
Employees
Wall Street
Regulators
Politicians
Vendors
General Public
Electronic Media |
Board of Directors
Customer, Patients, Clients
Religious Groups
Financial Community
Competitors
Journalists/the Press
Managers |
Power Analysis:
Identifying and investigating vulnerabilities lead to recommendations that can help fortify an employer's defenses. Anticipating and preparing for a union's moves lessens the impact and strengthens the resolve of your leadership and allies.
Neutralizing potential adversaries lessens the pressure and allows the natural labor relations process to take its course.
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