Marty Levitt was a very successful union buster in the States until he recanted, wrote a book about the tactics that big companies use and continues to speak to whoever will listen to this day.
Here are a couple of youtube videos. If you think Oldmeadow and Co don't operate from this guys textbook, you are dreaming.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qajBfEdzoE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddjIJ-4y1mw