Overcoming obstacles to formation of unions
"According to Kate Bronfenbrenner, a labor researcher at Cornell University, 75% of employers hire anti-union consultants during NLRB [National Labor Relations Board] election campaigns and 25% fire at least one pro-union worker.
"In a recent study by rutgers University and Jesuit Wheeling University, 46% of workers in NLRB elections reported being pressured by management, while only 14% of workers in card-check campaigns reported being pressured by unions organizers.
"Farino, Lisa. "Labor: Making it Easier to Unionize." YES! Summer 2007:8.