One Big Happy Family

Abstract

When it comes to union avoidance, the strategies and tactics an employer needs to pursue can seem endless. Many times, the approaches are focused on money—competitive wages and benefits, for example. At other times, employers focus on less financially costly methods, such as union-free handbook provisions, employee morale initiatives, and progressive discipline rules. All these approaches hold value and, indeed, can be particularly successful when seeking to maintain union-free status.