"Union Busters" is a Derogatory Term: It's Time to Update Our Rhetoric
The term "union busters" is derogatory. For more than 100 years, it has been used to describe anyone who campaigns against unionization. There are a lot of politically incorrect terms that have mostly gone by the wayside due to their inappropriateness: It's time to retire this tired, dated phrase. Protesters carry signs that use the phrase "union busters" in July, 1948, illustrating how archaic and out-of-date the phrase is. Photo: European/FPG/Archive Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images We can do better. The workforce deserves better. The legal rights of all workers allow them to join a union or oppose one. Employers too, as long as they don't threaten, coerce, interrogate, bribe or spy, are also free to express their views if they prefer to maintain direct relations with their employees. The term "union busters" was used historically by labor unions, workers, journalists, or political commentators critically to describe people or organization...
