Workers at Starbucks have lodged a claim with the National Labor Relations Board that management has indulged in union busting. The workers are represented by The Industrial Workers of the World which has filed a series of complaints. Among the charges are that the company has spied on workers, paid bribes, and unlawfully discharged two union members.
If a company is going to remain union free, it must have an action plan in place that does not give an aggressive union, like the IWW, the opportunity to bring potentially damaging claims to the NLRB.
The term, “union busting,” is right out of the 1930s. It is an inaccurate description of the successful plans that govern how Corporate America deals with union negotiations in today’s competitive environment.
