>I worked as an auto parts delivery driver, and one day I delivered some parts to a machine shop. As I started opening the front door, I could hear a blaring high-pitch wining noise coming from the shop area. I got to the office and there were 4 guys just sitting with earplugs in. I asked the what was going on, and they told me that one of the machines had broken but they weren't allowed to turn off the power switch because of union rules. They had to wait until the proper union guy showed up to turn off the switch. And no, this wasn't some super special switch, it was just a 50 amp breaker. I think it's pretty clear they lost some empowerment.

And yet with that few details, it's just as likely you completely fabricated the story as not. Exactly what machine in this machine shop was powered on and off every day with nothing but a breaker? They had to bring in a specific guy every day to turn on the machine in the morning and off at night with this breaker, but he's not there all the time? They just left it unattended for lunch breaks or had none? And there's only one guy? There was no other power switch? That passed code how? Or you're claiming the machine shop operated 24/7?

That's ignoring the part that in the average datacenter, you also can't "just flip a breaker" - it needs to be done by a licensed electrician for liability reasons, and absolutely nothing to do with unions.

>So yeah, if you're going to say that he "lied" then I think you need to explain what evidence you have that he knew what he said was not true. If he has any experience with unions, there's a good chance he has specific situations in mind.

That's not how that works, sorry. As an officer of a public company he's not allowed to make vague, generalized statements to dissuade workers from unionizing. I'm under absolutely no obligation to explain what he meant for him, I didn't say it.

Which, again, is why he got smacked down by a judge.

Oh, and yes I have worked in a union. I made about 4x minimum wage and had guaranteed leave while in college. I can say that non-union jobs at the time provided nothing close to it for a job that required little pre-existing experience.