Hearn Industrial Solutions, a prominent Midwest-based company specializing in Supply Chain, Quality, and Transportation Services for the automotive industry, has sparked outrage after it was revealed that they hired anti-union "persuaders" to resist unionization efforts.

Disturbing news has emerged regarding TopiDerm, a company in the skincare industry, and their recent engagement with Logic Labor Relations, an anti-union persuasion firm. This development raises serious concerns about workers' rights and fair labor practices, as the company continues to resist the rights of its employees even after a successful NLRB election.

Resorts World Las Vegas, a popular resort and casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada, has hired union busters to interfere with their employees' right to unionize. According to a review by LaborLab, the resort hired consultants to "conduct employee and supervisory group meetings to inform and educate participants," which is often code for captive audience meetings, where union busters often coerce and lie to employees.

Jackson Lewis is a law firm with a notorious reputation for union-busting. The firm represents employers in labor disputes, lawsuits, and other matters related to unions, and its clients are often large corporations that seek to prevent or dismantle labor unions. Some of these clients include Google, Amazon, and the numerous universities and colleges.

This week, the LaborLab filed a complaint with the Office of Labor Management Standards regarding Derek Arrington. Under Section 504 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA), labor relations consultants are barred from meeting with workers for thirteen years following a criminal conviction. Arrington appears to be violating this law and meeting directly with workers in an attempt to persuade them against forming unions.

Just exactly who are these union busters?

Surprisingly, there is a lot of information to be gleaned from Form LM-20 about the individuals who plan and run captive audience meetings, follow employees around the workplace asking questions, and otherwise “persuading.”

Since April of 2022, Trey Kovacs, a former Special Assistant at the US Department of Labor, has been working for Amazon as a union-busting consultant. He has been holding captive audience meetings at ONT8 in Moreno Valley, California.

This August, Chipotle workers at a store in Lansing, Michigan made history by becoming the first unionized restaurant. On August 25th they voted 11-3 to join the Teamsters Local 243. What’s important to note is that these workers may be the first “recognized” union but they weren’t the first to file. Two months prior, Chipotle workers at a location in Augusta, Maine became the first store in the US to file for a union election with the NLRB. However, a month later, the fast food chain unexpectedly closed the store in Augusta, denying that it was related to union organizing. The 43-15 podcast talked with Brandi Mcnease, a co-founder of Chipotle United, who lost her job when the Augusta store closed.

Target is one of the top ten retailers in the United States, according to the National Retail Federation, raking in nearly $105 billion in sales in 2021. Adam Ryan and Mary Yarn, are two Target workers organizing their respective stores in Virginia and Colorado at the multi billionaire dollar retail chain. The 43-15 podcast spoke with the two organizers and the similarity of their accounts on the company’s union-busting tactics points to a deeply connected industry.

Listen to the 43-15 episode here

Members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, advocating for better working conditions, are being threatened by Sysco management and even arrested for exercising the right to strike.