Cambridge, MA - VIDEO: Over 75 environmental and housing justice activists picketed Bank of America's Harvard Square branch on Tuesday, then blockaded the nearby Citibank for over an hour in protest of their role in the global financial crisis.

Cambridge, Mass. - Consulting firm HR Hero conducted a "Union Avoidance Master Class" at the Sheraton Commander Hotel on Wednesday to train local employers how to keep their workplace union-free. Union members and allies rallied outside the event in support of the Employee Free Choice Act, which would make such tactics less appealing to employers. According to labor spokespeople, HR Hero advises employers on the most effective ways to crush union drives by intimidating workers, spreading misinformation, and stalling collective bargaining processes without breaking current labor laws.