June 16, 2009

If you think you have a union problem, you do, and it’s worse than you think.
Do your employees know that you prefer to operate without a union?
Do they know you do not want them to sign a union card?
Do your managers look for subtle signs of union organizing?
Would your employees vote for a union? 53% said “Yes” in a recent survey. 47% said they hated their bosses ...
It may be too late when the union comes knocking on your door.

We are in a perfect storm for unions.

1. A pro-labor Congress and White House …
   • Threatens Corporate America with the Employee Free Choice Act,
   • Passes Minimum Wage legislation putting upward wage stress on all employers with hourly paid employees,
   • Accommodates illegal immigrants who find a safe haven with organized labor.
2. The Change to Win Coalition …
   • Uses $750 million to organize new members,
   • Figures it out by targeting jobs that “can’t be moved” by offshoring,
   • Scores a major victory by organizing 5,300 janitors in historically anti-union Houston, Texas,
   • SEIU Healthcare union is 1,000,000 members strong with a $100,000,000 organizing war chest.

If this storm gets close to full force, employers won’t stand a chance.

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	Begin Assessment: Corporate General	YES	NO
	1. Our company has conducted an Employee Opinion Survey during the last 12 months.
	2. We have had a staff reduction (layoff) during the past 12 months.
	3. We have frozen salaries across the board or for select groups during the past 6 months.

	Begin Assessment: Hospital General	YES	NO
	1. Our hospital has conducted an Employee Opinion Survey during the last 12 months.
	2. We have had a staff reduction (layoff) during the past 12 months.
	3. We have frozen salaries across the board or for select groups during the past 6 months.

	Begin Assessment: Nurses	YES	NO
	1. Nurses have input into decisions about nurse/patient ratios.
	2. Our hospital has conducted an opinion survey for nurses during the last 12 months.
	3. We have had a staff reduction (layoff) during the last 12 months.