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Make it your business (to get involved)Presentation to Midwest Regional
Chamber of CommerceNovember 4, 2015
Government’s Daily Impact Businesses
Biggest Federal Regulatory Agencies
• Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)• Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)• National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA)
Affordable Care Act????
• ACA/Obamacare – 78,000 pages and counting
The Cost of Regulation on Business
BUT - Other Groups are in the Arena
• Beyond Coal/Beyond Gas/Beyond Oil• 2.4 million members• Dirty Dozen
AFL-CIO: 7.4 million private sector union members - 6% of workforce
Extensive Activities!!!
• Public Education campaigns• 504 activities• PACS• 527 organizations• Canvassing• Voter turnout efforts• Social Media• Public relations campaigns
NRA: 5 million members
• ----
There is strength in numbers
• 28 million small businesses in US• Small businesses with fewer than
500 employees• 50 percent of private sector
employment• 64 percent of all new jobs
MY POINT?
• Other groups OVER represented in political process
• Chambers UNDER represented in Political process
• Local chambers (and their members) are FAR more important than State or National Chamber offices in persuading legislators
Help Your Members Tell Their Story
• They are the experts• They have the facts• They have the numbers• They have an important perspective• They are respected• They have influence
Personal Testimonials• Nursing Home regulations • Environmental Regulations • Labor Negotiations• Eminent Domain • Worker’s Compensation
It Starts with Staff/Employees
• Company meetings• Company publications/newsletters
It Includes Their Clients/Customers
• Company publications/newsletters• Company advertisements• Open House events• Community affairs/functions
It Requires Educating Voters
Letter to the Editor:
Letters to editor – good and bad
If You Can’t Convince Neighbors, You Can’t Convince Legislators
• Op-Eds
How Best To Educate Legislators?
• Letter to editor – mention their name• Letter to them - be specific – be informative• Attend events – and hand them a letter• Host them at your facility and show them how
government regulation affects your business• Visit them at the right time in the legislative
session• Make it personal – get to know them
Chambers Provide Legislative Resources
Ribbon Cuttings
Show up when legislators are in town
Invite Your Legislator to Visit
Align With Businesses Trade Associations As Needed
Other Political Activities???
•Scorecards•PACs•527s•Being Bipartisan
Local Chambers Speak for Business