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A costly example of The Invisible Foot!?!??

> Despite taking a far more expansive look at the union-busting industry, the report acknowledges that it understates what employers actually spend to suppress organizing. It excludes many internal costs — such as maintaining union-prevention systems and employee surveillance operations — as well as major external costs beyond consultants and anti-union law firms.

https://jacobin.com/2026/05/union-busting-cost-management-profits

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The Real Cost of Union Busting Is Much Higher Than You Think

A new study reveals that employers are spending big to maintain their dictatorial control over the workplace and crush unions. It’s a daunting amount of money, but it’s not impossible to overcome if workers can act with clarity, unity, and strategy.

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> “There is already a massive power imbalance between workers and employers,” he continued, adding:
> > Spending billions on anti-union attorneys and consultants who deploy tactics crafted by psychologists to divide and conquer workers and to make unionization feel futile or even dangerous … that further magnifies and exploits this existing power imbalance.
https://truthout.org/articles/us-employers-spend-over-1-5-billion-a-year-to-fight-union-efforts-study-finds/
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US Employers Spend Over $1.5 Billion a Year to Fight Union Efforts, Study Finds

“Union avoidance law firms have constructed an industry providing counsel on union busting,” the report says.

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