According to American Rights at Work, 94% of employers resist workers’ efforts to form unions, 49% illegally threaten to shut down the worksite. Intimidation is common, recourse rare. The EFCA allows for card-check authorization of unions, and strenghtens penalties in cases of retaliation. See www.freechoiceact.org.
Satirical Big BoxMart video from the brilliant brothers of JibJab. I laughed. I cried. (This is a web-only feature, in the magazine it was just the small box above.)