Date & Time
Friday, July 24, 2009
   |   
7:00 am
PDT
   |   Webinar

From industry newsletters to CNN, we’re all being bombarded with news and updates about the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). The messages are increasingly politically charged, and in some cases, misleading. It’s becoming harder and harder for legal and HR professionals to filter through the hype and see how EFCA will really impact their organization.

If passed, EFCA would amend the National Labor Relations Act. It’s designed to make it easier for unions to organize employees, and to get quick pro-labor contracts. While it‘s unlikely that EFCA will pass in its current form, the momentum and support is in place to get a compromise version passed in the coming months – and President Obama has already said he’d sign it if it comes to his desk.

President Obama’s support of EFCA, his selection of outspoken union advocates to key government positions, his pro-labor nominations to the NLRB, and his recent issuance of three pro-labor Executive Orders, signal the new administration’s strong support of organized labor. Meanwhile, unions are waging anti-corporate campaigns designed to force employers to recognize unions without a secret ballot election, regardless of whether EFCA is signed into law.

In the face of these challenges, many employers are unprepared for the already increased activity by unions, and virtually every employer is a potential target of organizing. Most managers today have absolutely no experience answering basic employee questions about unions, dealing with a union organizing campaign or working in a unionized environment.

It all adds up to increased liability and significant management challenges, with or without EFCA passing. And if it does, the stakes are even higher.

  • The political climate in Washington, and factors affecting union organizing.
  • The very latest on EFCA and compromise bills, including predictions about their future.
  • How to prepare for increased union organizing and the passage of EFCA or an EFCA substitute.
  • Best practices for effective manager training on union organizing and positive employee relations.
  • How to create a fair and productive workplace where employees do not feel the need for union representation.

During this live, interactive webinar, you will have the opportunity to have your specific questions answered from some of the nation’s pre-eminent experts on labor management relations, union organizing, and workplace compliance training.

Time: 11 am PT, 12 pm MT, 1 pm CT, 2 pm ET

Speakers

Philip L. Gordon

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