Unions' deceptive 'salting' loophole leaves a bad taste

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : They're bringing back an old union tactic called "salting," and as new polling from my organization shows, Americans want Congress to close this loophole and give workers the transparency they deserve.
60% : Anything less is a disservice to workers, who have the most at stake yet know the least about how the union is trying to sway them.
55% : Businesses should be able to reject candidates who are clearly only there to unionize workers.
52% : When employers pay labor consultants to talk to workers about unionization, they must disclose the consultants' identities within 30 days and detail their pay, expenses and activities.
51% : By contrast, federal law requires transparency from employers.
51% : But labor unions want to keep them secret, the better to deceive workers with the appearance of grassroots support for unionization.
47% : After hitting a record-low unionization rate of 10.1% in 2022, unions are looking to a loophole in federal labor law that centers on deceiving workers.
45% : These "salts" start by building trust with workers.
32% : And 62% want workplaces to be able to ask applicants if they're union organizers -- something that's banned under federal law.

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