Decisions. We face them every day. Some are more urgent than others. The decisions we make can impact short-term solutions or long-term goals. The management of a business is, in many ways, the cumulative effect of decisions made each and every day. And this is certainly true when it comes to union avoidance strategies.
A requisite element of a union organizing campaign is the collection of evidence of union support, commonly referred to as “union cards.” Organizers can, and frequently do, say anything to get employees to “sign on the dotted line.” With signed union cards, a union can demand an election or even secure representation status without the benefit of a vote. An election campaign, therefore, is about more than the ballots: it is a battle about the cards themselves. Without sufficient evidence of support, a union is unable to gain any ground in the fight for status as collective bargaining representative.
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, mail balloting became the primary method of conducting union elections. Now, although usage of mail balloting has waned, this method remains a much-used tool of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), particularly with regional offices dealing with budgetary problems and short staffing. Indeed, the NLRB has suggested that remote voting should be the way of the future. However, such efforts carry significant risks of unfairness for employers and employees, as concluded in a recent report by the Committee on Education and the Workforce for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Managers differ in their ability to relate to the employees they supervise. Some are close to their subordinates and are highly regarded; others are not so close but are nevertheless respected. Still other managers hold no credibility with employees. It is the responsibility of top management to analyze each supervisor's strengths and weaknesses and to respond to them accordingly.
Each month, Management Report offers varying guidance on ways to maintain your desired union-free status. The articles provide valuable pieces of advice that, taken together, will help an employer avoid unionization of their workplace. Some of these items represent long-term initiatives, and some of them require an investment of time and money.
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