EPISODE · Jun 8, 2026 · 34 MIN
LaborLab's Bob Funk on the $1.7 Billion Union Busting Industry and How Workers Can Fight Back
from America’s Work Force Union Podcast · host BMA Media Group
US employers spend $1.7 billion every year trying to stop workers from organizing. One union-busting consultant earned $7 million alone last year. Amazon spent more than $26.6 million on outside consultants in 2025. And the Department of Labor is enforcing disclosure requirements for unions while largely ignoring the same rules for companies and law firms that fight workers. On this episode of America's Work Force Union Podcast, LaborLab founder Bob Funk breaks down a new report produced with the Economic Policy Institute on the scale and structure of the union avoidance industry — from the law firms that drag out contract negotiations for years to the healthcare systems spending millions on union busters while patients wait for beds. Funk also explains how LaborLab's Persuader reports put legally required information directly in workers' hands during organizing campaigns. If you are facing a union-busting campaign, visit laborlab.us or email [email protected].
What this episode covers
LaborLab founder Bob Funk breaks down a new EPI report finding US employers spend $1.7 billion annually on union avoidance — and explains why the real number is almost certainly higher. From Amazon’s $26.6 million in consultant spending to the law firms handling 19% of all NLRB cases in the shadows, Funk maps the full infrastructure of union busting and explains how LaborLab’s Persuader reports can put the information workers are legally entitled to directly in their hands during an organizing campaign.
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