Labor & Employment Law

Let?s Ground U.S. Airways? Union Buster

By Mike Hall

In a pitch for its anti-union services, a notorious union-busting firm, Labor Relations Institute (LRI), tells perspective clients:

“The Number One advantage companies have over unions during [union] election campaigns is access to voters. Simply put, you can compel employees to listen to your campaign messages.”

US Airways is buying the  pitch?literally. The airline is paying LRI $375 an hour  to fight workers seeking to form a union with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) at Piedmont Airways. The 3,000 gate and ramp workers seeking a union make far, far less than $375 an hour.

You can help the Piedmont workers by sending a message to U.S. Airways Doug Parker urging him to cut ties with the union busters. Click here to go to American Rights at Work and tell Parker:

Your employees have worked hard to make your airline a success; they should be able to decide for themselves if they want to form a union?without the outside interference and coercion from a firm like LRI.

By hiring LRI, US Airways is showing it is willing to manipulate and coerce its employees to stop them from exercising their rights. The mail ballot election runs Oct. 7 through Nov 4. Be sure to click here to take action.

For a closer look at the Piedmont workers? struggle, click here to read Mike Elk?s recent story on In These Times.

Full post as published by AFL-CIO NOW BLOG on September 10, 2010 (boomark / email).