Labor Relations Radio, Ep. 20—A Primer On How Union Salts and “Moles” Undermine Companies Like Amazon and Others

Union “salts” or “moles” have been around for a long time.

While they are commonly known in the construction industry, with the uptick in union organizing activity across the country, union “salting”—or the planting of union “moles”—is becoming more commonplace in companies outside the construction industry—like Amazon’s warehouse in Staten Island.

In this episode of Labor Relations Radio, we cover the basics of union “salting” and how union “moles” undermine and unionize companies.

Related links:

• “Salting” the wounds of labor organizing

• AEROTEK, INC., Petitioner v. NLRB, Respondent

• Recognizing and Responding to Union Salting

• IBEW Local #81 Salting Policy

• Salon: I was a union mole at Kmart

• Salon: How Amazon workers turned union-busting "captive audience" meetings against the corporate giant

• Labor Notes: Organizers Worth Their Salt

• Workplace Wire: Union “Salting” under attack in US Congress

• The Atlantic: Life as an Undercover Union Organizer

• Intelligencer: The Double Life of an Undercover Union Organizer

• Bloomberg: Amazon Warehouse Workers Just Redefined What’s Possible for U.S. Labor

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