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Crunch Time: Taking HR Advocacy To Another Level
Government Affairs CLA Conference Call September 9, 2009
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The Importance of Grassroots Advocacy
“America is not governed by the majority, but by the majority of those who participate.”
Thomas Jefferson
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Recently-completed SHRM Strategic Plan
“SHRM’s strategic plan will concentrate on six key areas: 1) developing more world-class research and knowledge-based content for a growing core membership; 2) continuing to operate as a financially-sustainable organization to fulfill its mission; 3) expanding its advisor and advocacy roles worldwide; 4) attracting and engaging senior HR executives and other business leaders; 5) engaging and serving the HR needs of non-HR professionals; and 6) continuing to grow as a global organization in emerging markets, such as India and China.”
SHRM Press Release – August 27, 2009
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SHRM’s Greatest Advocacy Asset
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SHRM’s Greatest Advocacy Asset
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SHRM’s Greatest Advocacy Asset
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HR Voice Letter-writing Activities Through August
SHRM 2009 Advocacy Statistics To Date
HR Voice Letter Writing Totals
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Over 250 members conducted Capitol Hill visits last May in conjunction with the Employment Law and Legislative Conference and another planned for the November Leadership Conference
Through August, we have conducted 6 Day Inside the Beltway events for state councils/chapters, with 5 more planned in September and October
Numerous Day Inside the District events have taken place across the country, with more planned for the fall
SHRM 2009 Advocacy Statistics To Date
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HR Advocacy Questionnaire – Over 10,000 respondents received by March of 2009 dispersed throughout each state and all 435 congressional district
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Some of the data collected:
Name of your company and number of employees?
Are you willing to speak to the media/send and op-ed?
Are you willing to participate in a local meeting with a legislator?
Do you know any legislators personally? If so, who? (Federal, state or local.)
What 3 HR policy issues concern you the most?
HR Advocacy Questionnaire
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“All Politics is Local”
President Ronald Reagan with Former House Speaker Tip O’Neill (D-MA)
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‘Club 435’
By January 20, 2010, identify one key contact in all 435 congressional districts
Provide each key contact a database of other HR Advocates residing in that congressional district
It will be the role of SHRM’s Member Advocacy staff and each state legislator director to reach out to the key contacts in their respective states
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‘Club 435’ (cont.)
Each key contact will be asked to ensure that at least one face-to-face meeting with a legislator (federal or state) has occurred prior to Election Day 2010, during which the role HR professionals play in today’s
workplaces is discussed, as well as advocating on a pending HR federal or
state public policy matter. Each meeting should be coordinated in advance with
SHRM GA staff.
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Why California First?
Key California Legislators (53) with a Direct Impact on HR Public Policy Issues:
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA8), Speaker of the House
Rep. George Miller (D-CA7), Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee
Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA6), Chairwoman of the Workforce Protections Subcommittee (FMLA, Paid Sick Leave, etc.)
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA16), Chairwoman of the Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law Subcommittee
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Why California First?
Key California Legislators (53) with a Direct Impact on HR Public Policy Issues:
8 members sit on the House Judiciary Committee
6 members sit on the House Education and Labor Committee
6 members sit on the House Ways & Means Committee
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Sharing Some Quality Face Time
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Who better to discuss the HR perspective on an issue than you?
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Thank You
Bob Carragher
Manager of Government Relations
Society for Human Resource Management
1800 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703)535-6268
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