(Chicago, IL, PRWEB, March 2, 2009) Poll results from a recent webinar conducted by Lightspeed Research-The Foresight Group
reveal a strong concern within businesses about the potential effects
of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). The Foresight Group surveyed
more than 650 HR professionals attending the one-hour webinar, "The
Employee Free Choice Act: Engaging Employees in Your Organization is
More Important than Ever," on February 24, 2009.
According to the poll, 76 percent of respondents believe the passage of
EFCA will have a "very large, large or moderate impact on their
organizations." Only 24 percent replied that the legislation would have
a "small or very small impact."
"Unions are committing more resources to organizing and union
membership is up after years of decline, signifying a strong commitment
on behalf of organized labor towards change through legislative
initiatives like EFCA," said Chris Johlie, partner with Ford & Harrison LLP
and co-presenter of the February 24th webinar. "Businesses shouldn't
panic, but instead view the current environment as an opportunity to
proactively build workplace relations and communicate with employees
about workplace issues."
While many companies report being concerned about the impact of
EFCA, few currently conduct ongoing assessments to monitor employee
attitudes about issues that could lead employees to seek out
third-party representation. According to the poll, only 14 percent of
respondents regularly use employee surveys to monitor the potential for
unionization activity. Forty-seven percent of respondents work for
organizations that have never used employee surveys to assess vulnerability to union organizing.
(Read the entire release.)
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