"The union-busting industry thrives on secrecy, with consultants exploiting loopholes in disclosure requirements and filing mandatory reports months late - if they file accurate information at all. But recently, the upper limits of what they charge have evidently exploded far beyond long-outrageous multiples. Disclosures show that two union busters, including one hired by Amazon, recently set new records for the highest hourly and daily rates."
"If the average wage of an Amazon driver is $20 an hour, as Salary.com reports, and a driver's average shift is 10 hours, as Amazon's hiring site suggests, the drivers Guillaume was targeting would earn $200 a day on average. Do the math: If her disclosure is accurate, union buster Guillaume may have bagged in a single day what the average Amazon driver takes 45 days to earn."
Union-busting consultants routinely charge fees that far exceed the wages of the workers they target, often operating with minimal regulatory oversight and secrecy. Consultants exploit loopholes in disclosure requirements and frequently file mandatory reports months late or inaccurately. Recent disclosures show record-setting hourly and daily rates, including one consultant hired by Amazon who billed the highest daily rate observed by LaborLab. Those high fees can equal or surpass many workers' months of earnings. Common tactics by persuaders aim to undermine disclosure rules' educational purpose and evade accountability, leaving workers with limited visibility into anti-union campaigns.
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