US employers spend more than $1.5bn a year to fight labor unions, report finds

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/20/how-much-companies-spend-fight-unions

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MrSulu@lemmy.ml · 40 pts · 93d

They're winning all the way to the bank. Those costs are also tax deductible, so free government support to kill unions.

cybervseas@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 93d

$1.5B a year is such high ROI for them.

NoosFraba@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 92d

Well yeah. I mean. In modern times you could say workers have been fighting this battle since the mid 1700s I think. And further back even ancient Rome had a shipbuilders guild that took care of its members. Everybody who's anybody knows unions are good for workers. And when everything you earn must be taken from others, that's a bit much to ask of today's billionaires