LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 2hThis is a big f**king dealthechiefleader.comWorker firing the latest chapter in AutoZone's relentless union-busting campaign - The ChiefIt was not a shock to Nathan DuCongé when one of his bosses at Auto Zone told him he was being fired. “AutoZone is terminating your employment as a result of your failure to act appropriately as a m... 074
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 19hThe Autozone win is a big dealaflcio.orgService & Solidarity Spotlight: AutoZone Workers Vote to Join UAW, First for Nationwide Chain | AFL-CIOWorkers at an AutoZone location in White Plains, New York, have made history by voting to join UAW Local 259, making them the first store at the country’s largest auto parts retailer to organize for a... 075
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 20hVisit LaborLab.us for resources on your right to organize and how to fight union-busting. 053
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026LaborLab is a workers’ rights watchdog built to combat union-busting and support new organizing. But we can’t do it alone. laborlab.us/get-involved/laborlab.usGet Involved - LaborLabORGANIZE Add your name to get Involved with LaborLab LaborLab, as the sole nonprofit watchdog organization dedicated to monitoring and investigating corporate expenditures on anti-union activities, pl... 042
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026LaborLab is a workers’ rights watchdog built to support new organizing and combat union-busting. Visit our website to get involved. 074
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026aflcio.orgWorker Wins: ‘A Meaningful Voice In the Decisions that Affect Them’ | AFL-CIOOur latest roundup of worker wins includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life. 034
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Support the AutoZone Union gofund.me/15eb9774bgofund.meDonate to Support Nate and the AutoZone Union, organized by Brian MurrayAfter winning the 1st Union Election at AutoZone with the UAW, Today on Saturday 9/26… Brian Murray needs your support for Support Nate and the AutoZone Union 001
Reposted by LaborLabOhm's Resistance @a-nobodyuser.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Yup...follow this to see just how hard corporate power fights unions in the US on a constant basis. bsky.app/profile/labo... 042
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 26/09/2026BREAKING 🚨 A strong and powerful group of Autozone workers have won the first ever union at the nationwide company!!! 1418
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Seven in 10 Americans support unions. So why do so many companies get away with union-busting? Because they operate in the shadows. If we change that, we change the world. 084
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This week, LaborLab caught the following employers hiring union-busters: 🚨 Crown Technical Systems (CA) 🚨 Labcorp-Atlanta (GA) 🚨 Wellman Dynamics (IA) 🚨 LRS (Lakeshore Recycling Systems) (IL) 🚨 Amazon DUR9 (CA) 🚨 Thai Summit Kentucky Corporation (KY) laborlab.us/resource/uni...laborlab.usUnion-Buster Tracker - LaborLabLaborLab's Union-Busting Tracker tracks anti-union "persuader" consultants across the United States. Know your rights. 0118
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 25/09/2026laborlab.usNew Union-Buster Search Tool Offers Firepower to WorkersLaborLab is launching new tools to give workers a clearer picture of what they’re up against when they organize. 041
Reposted by LaborLabWestern Wisconsin AFL-CIO @wwaflcio.bsky.social · 25/09/2026bit.ly/4rwg11V If you read only two News Stories This Month, Read These Two #union #autozone @theguardian.com @labornotes.bsky.social @laborlab.bsky.social @aflcio.org @wiaflcio.bsky.socialbit.lyIf you read only two News Stories This Month, Read These Two - Western Wisconsin AFL-CIOLaborLab Featured in The Guardian and Labor Notes This Week LaborLab’s research was front and center in two major outlets this week. The Guardian and Labor Notes both covered the AutoZone union drive ... 011
Reposted by LaborLabWestern Wisconsin AFL-CIO @wwaflcio.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#Union Busting Cost Calculator @laborlab.bsky.social @aflcio.org @wiaflcio.bsky.socialbit.lyUnion-Busting Cost Calculator · LaborLabEstimate the cost of an employer's anti-union campaign — consultants, attorneys, in-house staff, worker time, and materials. A LaborLab tool. 023
Reposted by LaborLabDocumented @documentedny.bsky.social · 23/09/20266/ Others feel differently. “In the years I’ve been doing this, this is one of the craziest union-busting adjacent things I’ve ever seen,” said Bob Funk, executive director and founder of @laborlab.bsky.social, a watchdog that tracks anti-union activities across the country. 101
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 23/09/2026A well-known union-buster has formed two unions in NY. "this is one of the craziest union-busting adjacent things I’ve ever seen" - Bob Funk, @laborlab.bsky.socialdocumentedny.comCesar Alarcón Dismantles Unions — Why Is He Now Creating Them?Golden Krust workers had issues with their union. Then a seasoned anti-union consultant showed up. 041
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 22/09/2026“When workers file for a union election, it’s like a Bat-Signal goes off: a column of light cuts through the night sky, summoning not Bruce Wayne but a swarm of anti-union managers and consultants who reap tens of thousands of dollars from sowing fear and doubt.” labornotes.org/blogs/2026/0...labornotes.orgAutoZone Workers Are Trying to Form the Company’s First-Ever UnionWhen workers file for a union election, it’s like a Bat-Signal goes off: a column of light cuts through the night sky, summoning not Bruce Wayne but a swarm of anti-union managers and consultants who ... 043
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Last week, LaborLab caught these employers union-busting. More here: laborlab.us/resource/uni... 046
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 19/09/2026A supermajority of Americans support unions. So why are tax dollars funding union-busters? 385
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 19/09/2026“LaborLab, w/ the help of workers in the store, identified at least 11 corporate executives at AutoZone who have appeared at the White Plains, New York, store whom they say were there to deter workers from organizing, and several regional and district managers.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comWorkers in New York seek to create first AutoZone union as company resistsCompany may have spent about $200,000 to fight union effort in White Plains, where 11 people can vote to join UAW 0114
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Are you and your co-workers organizing? Facing a union-busting campaign? LaborLab has resources to help: laborlab.us/Resources/laborlab.usLaborLab Union ResourcesLaborLab provides resources for unions to win strong contracts, and build collective power through education, research, and public support. 054
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The US Department of Labor shouldn’t be letting this happen… again and again and again. laborlab.us/union-buster...laborlab.usUnion-Busters Keep Waiting Until the Vote Is Over to DiscloseUnion-Busters Keep Waiting Until the Vote Is Over to Disclose: Union-Buster Watch 020
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"According to a report published by LaborLab’s strategic coordinator Teke Wiggins, the beer and beverage distributor has spent an estimated $151,650 on outside legal counsel alone."wtap.comUnion officials respond to report detailing Beverage Market’s mounting strike expendituresA strike by 49 workers against The Beverage Market is nearing its 19th week, and union leadership is speaking out following the release of an investigative report detailing the company’s escalating fi... 031
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 15/09/2026New reporting from @shecarrieson.bsky.social caringclassrevolt.substack.com/p/busted-wha...caringclassrevolt.substack.comBusted: What Florida’s union busters have been up to | September 2026 (Part 1)A round-up of reported activity by Florida's union avoidance consultants and employers in Florida that hire them. 032
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Unfortunately, this isn't new. Workers are supposed to know who’s being paid to fight their union before they cast a ballot, not months after. LaborLab makes sure these filings see daylight regardless of when the employer gets around to disclosing them.laborlab.usUnion-Busters Keep Waiting Until the Vote Is Over to DiscloseUnion-Busters Keep Waiting Until the Vote Is Over to Disclose: Union-Buster Watch 011
Reposted by LaborLabEconomic Policy Institute @epi.org · 14/09/2026Employers spend over $1.5 billion each year on union-busting. A new tool from @laborlab.bsky.social helps workers shed light on the highly secretive and highly profitable union-avoidance industry.epi.orgEmployers spend over $1.5 billion on union busters: New LaborLab tools help shed light on union-avoidance industryWhen workers seek to form a union, employers often respond by hiring union-avoidance consultants to dissuade workers from their organizing efforts. A recent EPI and LaborLab report estimates that empl... 11714
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Strike-Breaking has Cost The Beverage Market $150,000+ in Attorney Fees, and perhaps over $500,000 in total: laborlab.us/strike-break...laborlab.usStrike-Breaking has Cost The Beverage Market $150,000+ in Attorney Fees, and perhaps over $500,000 in total: LaborLab Estimate - LaborLabNote: This report was a collaboration between LaborLab and EWOC (Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee) Some of the largest costs for employers during a strike are scab labor, lost production and p... 011
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The greedy are doing all they can to keep us down. It’s not about $, it’s about power. 053
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Union busters have often earned 20 times more than the workers they seek to “persuade” not to unionize. truthout.org/articles/ama...truthout.orgAmazon Drivers Take 45 Days to Earn What the Company’s Union Buster Earned in 1Union-busting consultants thrive on secrecy, but they can’t hide their obscene pay rates for long. 01110
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The majority of Americans support unions, but employers are allowed to spend BILLIONS to fight them. What if we fight back? www.wnylabortoday.com/news/2026/09...wnylabortoday.comNew Union-Buster Search Tool & Cost Calculator ‘Offer Organizing Firepower To Workers’ - WNY Labor Today: Your On-Line Labor Newspaper, Bringing You Labor News From Across The Nation, New York State &...Your On-Line Labor Newspaper, Bringing You Labor News From Across The Nation, New York State & Western New York 051
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Employers spend BILLIONS coercing workers and trampling on our rights. If you’re up against a union-busting campaign, we can help. Email us at contact@laborlab.us 0114
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The freedom to join together and organize is under relentless assault. That's why we are fighting to empower workers and combat union-busting. Big firms spent at least $1.7B on union-busting last year: www.peoplesworld.org/article/big-... 031
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The union-busting at Delta must end.warren.senate.govWarren, Markey Urge Delta Air Lines CEO to Remain Neutral in Flight Attendants’ Unionization EffortsWarren, Markey Urge Delta Air Lines CEO to Remain Neutral in Flight Attendants’ Unionization Efforts - Senator Elizabeth Warren 032
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 11/09/2026This week, LaborLab caught the following employers union-busting: ❌ ALL Crane Rental of Georgia (AL) ❌ Flowers Bakeries Sales of SoCal (CA) ❌ Accel Entertainment Gaming (IL) ❌ Sysco Louisville (KY) laborlab.us/resource/uni...laborlab.usUnion-Buster Tracker - LaborLabLaborLab's Union-Busting Tracker tracks anti-union "persuader" consultants across the United States. Know your rights. 044
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The freedom to join together in unions doesn’t defend itself. That’s why we fight to empower workers and combat union-busting. 061
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 09/09/2026“I’m new to this world of organizing, and I don’t tend to be a numbers and cents person,” Doyle says. “But the calculator, to me, was horrifying. I couldn’t believe that our employer would spend nearly half a million dollars on fighting us.”fastcompany.comThis 'union-busting' calculator arms workers with informationThe workers’ rights watchdog LaborLab launched tools today that give workers greater visibility into who their employers are hiring to fight their union efforts—and what they’re willing to spend. 01614
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 08/09/2026We have launched two new tools to help workers fight back against union-busting: 🔍 Search consultants, law firms & attorneys hired to crush organizing campaigns (search.laborlab.us) 📊 Calculate the cost of your employer's anti-union campaign (calculator.laborlab.us) laborlab.us/new-union-bu...laborlab.usNew Union-Buster Search Tool and Cost Calculator Offer Organizing Firepower to Workers - LaborLabLaborLab, a workers’ rights watchdog, is launching new tools to give workers a clearer picture of what they’re up against when they organize and shine a brighter light on the $1.7 billion union-avoida... 0127
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 08/09/2026We have launched two news tools to help workers fight back against union-busting: 🔍 Search 800+ consultants, 8K+ law firms & 21K+ attorneys hired to crush organizing campaigns (search.laborlab.us) 📊 Calculate the true cost of your employer's anti-union campaign (calculator.laborlab.us)search.laborlab.usLaborLab — Tools for Union Researchers & OrganizersSearch employer-side attorneys, law firms, and anti-union consultants across NLRB and DOL filings. 0149
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 08/09/2026New LaborLab resources launching tomorrow, Sept 8 Help us defend the freedom to join together in unions, empower workers, and fight union-busting. 043
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 07/09/2026"Labor experts stunned at how anti-worker Trump has been with actions since last Labor Day that have hurt unions"theguardian.com‘The most anti-union president’: how Trump turned his back on US workersLabor experts stunned at how anti-worker Trump has been with actions since last Labor Day that have hurt unions 154
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 06/09/2026This Labor Day, remember that the freedom to join together in unions doesn’t defend itself. We must fight every day to empower workers and combat union-busting. 042
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 06/09/2026This Labor Day weekend, remember that the freedom to join together in unions doesn’t defend itself. We must fight every day to empower workers and combat union-busting. 022
Reposted by LaborLabMolly White @molly.wiki · 05/09/2026Huge congratulations to the US-based Wikimedia Foundation employees who voted with 92% support in favor of unionizing, and shoutout to the tireless work of the organizers.wikiworkersunited.orgWikimedia Foundation Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Form Union with CWAU.S. workers form first recognized unit as global union movement builds across Wikimedia Foundation 184470830
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Big update coming on Tuesday laborlab.us/resources/laborlab.usLaborLab Union ResourcesLaborLab provides resources for unions to win strong contracts, and build collective power through education, research, and public support. 042
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 04/09/2026fox21news.comYMCA of the Pikes Peak Region faces union-busting allegations over downtown pool restructuring(COLORADO SPRINGS) — A local union is alleging union-busting by the YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region after a restructuring of the pool staff at the downtown Colorado Springs location. The YMCA said th… 042
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 04/09/2026This week, we caught nine employers union-busting, from BrightView Landscapes (PA) to Dark Horse Electric (TN) to Family Health Care Network (CA). laborlab.us/resource/uni...laborlab.usUnion-Buster Tracker - LaborLabLaborLab's Union-Busting Tracker tracks anti-union "persuader" consultants across the United States. Know your rights. 021
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Unions are one of the most powerful tools working people have to build economic security, engage in civic life, and strengthen their communities. But the freedom to join together in unions doesn't defend itself. That’s why LaborLab's mission is to empower workers and fight union-busting. 084
LaborLab @laborlab.bsky.social · 03/09/2026“Our latest report shows that the two-tiered enforcement system we identified in previous years hasn’t just persisted, it’s gotten worse" laborlab.us/still-one-si...laborlab.usEmployer Non-Compliance with Transparency Laws Hits a HighLaborLab reveals employer non-compliance with LMRDA transparency laws at a high, while OLMS enforcement stays fixed almost solely on unions. 011