Step 5: Prepare for the Employer Campaign

Preparing workers for what to expect from their employer is critical and must be done very early in the campaign. Here’s a checklist of what to tell workers to expect:
Employer will hire a “consultant” a.k.a. “union buster”
Supervisor informal chats and speeches prepared by union buster
Letters, leaflets and memos from employer often signed by upper management
Love letters—just give us another chance
Ugly letters—will paint very disparaging and often untruthful “facts” about the union
“Vote No” Committees—group of employees, often put up by management, to “save” the company from the union
Captive Audience Meetings—employees may be required on paid time to attend meetings where management delivers a speech prepared by union buster, often in the guise of just providing “unbiased information “ or “education” to employees so they’ll “know all the facts”

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The Office and Professional Employees International Union was chartered in 1945 and, with more than 90,000 members, we’re one of the larger unions of the AFL-CIO. OPEIU has locals throughout the United States and Canada.

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