Why is Brookfield spending resources on union-busting instead of investing in its workforce?

The Private Equity Stakeholder Project alleges that Brookfield Asset Management's portfolio companies, including Westinghouse and Accor Hotels, have employed coercive anti-union tactics, such as misleading videos, surveillance, and the hiring of union avoidance firms, despite Brookfield's public ESG commitments.

• Brookfield-owned Westinghouse in Columbia, South Carolina, has engaged in anti-union efforts to prevent workers from joining the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), including the distribution of a YouTube video titled “4 reasons to avoid the union” and the creation of an anti-union crossword puzzle with a dinner raffle prize. Five Unfair Labor Practices charges were filed at the plant within a single month due to coercive management actions.
• Workers at Brookfield-owned Accor Hotels in Washington, DC and Northern California seeking to join UNITE HERE! have alleged that management used surveillance, intimidation, and coercion. Federal disclosure forms indicate that Accor hired Quest, a union avoidance firm, to influence employees' decisions regarding organizing and collective bargaining.
• The Brookfield-owned Fairmont hotel in California reached a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board following accusations of taking coercive actions to discourage union activity.

APA

Private Equity Stakeholder Project (2023). Why is Brookfield spending resources on union-busting instead of investing in its workforce? https://pestakeholder.org/news/why-is-brookfield-spending-resources-on-union-busting-instead-of-investing-in-its-workforce/

Chicago

Private Equity Stakeholder Project. Why is Brookfield spending resources on union-busting instead of investing in its workforce? 2023. https://pestakeholder.org/news/why-is-brookfield-spending-resources-on-union-busting-instead-of-investing-in-its-workforce/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Private Equity Stakeholder Project |title=Why is Brookfield spending resources on union-busting instead of investing in its workforce? |date=6 July 2023 |url=https://pestakeholder.org/news/why-is-brookfield-spending-resources-on-union-busting-instead-of-investing-in-its-workforce/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{privateequitystakeholderproject2023why, author = {{Private Equity Stakeholder Project}}, title = {{Why is Brookfield spending resources on union-busting instead of investing in its workforce?}}, publisher = {Private Equity Stakeholder Project}, year = {2023}, month = jul, url = {https://pestakeholder.org/news/why-is-brookfield-spending-resources-on-union-busting-instead-of-investing-in-its-workforce/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }