LaborLab’s Persuader Watch: Unveiling Employer-Consultant Agreements in NJ, WA, MI, and OR
FAIRFIELD, NJ, July 28, 2025 /24-7PressRelease/ — This week, LaborLab published publicly available information detailing recent filings with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS). These Forms LM-20, which are mandated disclosures when employers engage outside consultants to influence employees regarding their union rights, continue to reveal a pattern of companies employing “persuader” services.
The latest filings for the week of July 21, 2025 included:
The Tustin Group, located in Fairfield, NJ, engaged Cummings Group, LLC for persuader services, with an agreement dated June 17, 2025.
American Rock Products in Yakima, WA, enlisted Labor Consulting Group LLC on June 6, 2025, at a rate of $395 per hour. This agreement involved workers organizing with IBT 760. Notably, Labor Consulting Group’s filing was made after the NLRB election tally (case 19-RC-364040), where the union won 9-7 on May 16, 2025.
Alro Steel Corporation of Jackson, MI, retained Labor Management Associates, LLC through an agreement dated April 28, 2025, at a compensation rate of $325 per hour. This involved workers organizing with IBT 118. The NLRB case 03-RC-366635 is now closed, with the union having lost the election 10-13 on June 26, 2025. This filing was also made after the tally was announced, a clear violation of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA).
Medix Ambulance Service of Hillsboro, OR, enlisted Davis Grimm Payne & Marra on July 1, 2025, at $440 per hour, targeting workers organizing with IAEP. The NLRB case 19-RC-368170 is currently open.
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