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Emotions Can Drive A Union Election
As companies begin to change the way in which they reach employees, it important to understand how that has affected union campaigns. One old-tactic of relying on facts has been replaced with emotion. Here is what we mean: Facts are … Continue reading
Don’t Forget To Communicate With Employees In Their Native Language
When developing a robust communication program for your organization, you have most likely observed the following considerations: methods to keep all organization members informed, opportunities for feedback and conversations between management and employees, and ways that communication can strengthen the … Continue reading
Your Onboarding Program: Follow Through Is Vital
A strong onboarding program can have great results across the board such as: reduced new employee anxiety, reduced employee turnover, time saved for the supervisor and HR, development of positive attitudes, and increased productivity. However, after spending the time and … Continue reading
Avoiding Employee Communication Problems
With so many avenues and styles of communication available, it can be hard to determine the best way for your message to reach your audience. We’ve noticed five highly infectious communication “illnesses” that often cripple business productivity. How can you … Continue reading
Remain Union Free By Monitoring Social Media
A decade or two ago, it was fairly easy to stay on top of union organizing activity. While union organizers have been known to be very savvy in their marketing, traditional union organizing included things like on-site solicitation, passing out … Continue reading
Training Your Supervisors Is The First Step
News came out yesterday that Apple will begin training their supervisors on union awareness issues. According to an internal document, “This course is intended to provide managers with a practical understanding of how unions affect the workplace, how and why … Continue reading
Are Your Supervisors Properly Trained To Help You Win An Election?
When it comes to winning a union election, your strategy begins with your supervisors who could literally make-it or break-it for the company. Besides just having managers who want to win a campaign, you need managers who know how to … Continue reading
As Labor Attempts To Organize Younger Workers…
When AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth Shuler is speaking at conventions throughout the country, she asks those in attendance to stand. Slowly, by age, she asks attendees to sit down based on age with only the younger people standing at the end. … Continue reading
A Legal Non-Solicitation Policy Is A Must
Today, many companies posses some type of policy that prohibits solicitation and the distribution of literature by non-employees on company grounds. However, for various reasons, your current policy may not stand up with the National Labor Relations Board when union … Continue reading
Communication Is The Key To Remaining Union-Free
As you examine several areas within your business to ensure that you have the best union-free practices in place, one of the keys regardless of your situation is that you must have solid communication channels in place. This means: – … Continue reading
Some Recent Union Election Stories
Here are a handful of recent stories on union campaigns, petitions, elections, and decertifications: – In Quebec, about 150 Wal-Mart employees at a store in Gatineua chose to decertify from the UFCW about three years after voting to join the … Continue reading
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The Myth Of The “U” Word
So have you heard that employees are more likely to seek out unions if you openly talk about them? We have certainly heard that many times at Projections. On the surface it makes sense, but here is what we have … Continue reading
