National Audubon Society workers formed a union last year to ensure their essential work to protect birds and their ecosystems happens in a fair and equitable workplace. One year later, Audubon leadership continues to hold an aggressive anti-union stance by stalling contract negotiations, refusing to bargain in good faith and repeatedly insulting and undermining their own workforce, leading to high staff turnover and worker dissatisfaction.
On top of this, Audubon leadership just unilaterally cut workers’ healthcare benefits – pushing costs onto the organization’s most vulnerable staff – while rejecting more equitable proposals produced by the union. In response, Audubon workers filed an unfair labor practice charge (ULP) with the National Labor Relations Board, alleging Audubon leadership broke federal law.