America’s most insidious union-buster? Its own government | Sandeep Vaheesan

What do ice skating coaches, organists, public defenders and property managers have in common? The government has sued them all for trying to organize

Over the last several decades, American big business has led a sustained assault on unions. And its mission to undermine worker power has had a quiet but important ally: the government.

What do ice skating coaches, organists, public defenders and property managers have in common? They have all been sued by the US government for attempting to raise their incomes through collective action.

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