The union organizes membership meetings and house-to-house visits, mails literature to the homes, and uses phone calls, NLRB appeals, and (sometimes) threats and harassment to win the election 34 Managers use meetings—including one-on-one meetings, small-group meetings, and meetings with entire units—as well as legal or expert assistance, letters, improved working conditions, and subtle or not-so-subtle threats in its attempts to win a decertification vote. Employers are also increasingly turning to consultants.