Union busting is a range of activities undertaken to disrupt or weaken the power of trade unions or their attempts to grow their membership in a workplace.
Pinkerton guards escort strikebreakers in Buchtel, Ohio, 1884.
The history of union busting in the United States dates back to the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century. The Industrial Revolution produced a rapid expansion in factories and manufacturing capab
Artist's depiction of the Haymarket Square riot
Anti-union cartoon in monthly magazine The American Employer depicting the AFL as a fly on the wheel, 1913
Anti-union cartoon in monthly magazine The American Employer depicting the AFL as a cannon aimed at a government building, 1914