Cultivated a friendship with several union stewards

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The employees of Alexander Hotel are unionized. The owner has cultivated a friendship with several union stewards - they drink and play cards together. Once stewards are drunk the owner discreetly solicits information from them about the union’s bargaining strategies and operations; he shares false information with them about his fear that the business is in financial trouble. In this way he learns ahead of time when union activities adverse to his interest will begin, allowing him to sabotage them. He knows what prospective employees are particularly sympathetic to the union and makes sure not to hire them. And he discreetly discloses false data suggesting the Hotel is in financial trouble to discourage the union from asking for raises. When they do ask for raises he stonewalls the negotiations by insisting that he cannot afford the raises but refuses to open his books when they request verification. Discuss the legality of these practices.

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