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CHECKLISTpg. 3 - A printable to-do list to keep you on track

INTERNAL ASSESSMENTpg. 8 - Peek into what a true vulnerability study might uncover with these basic questions.

BONUS: ONLINE RESEARCH pg. 10 - Uncover what people are saying about working at your company

GLOSSARYpg. 11 - Terms, laws, history, acronyms and more

EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT pg. 4 - Examine the local, industry and market factors that affect risk

SESSION NOTESpg. 2 - A little referral guide for everything you learned in this session

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SESSION NOTES

EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT • Location• Industry• Market

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT• One-on-one discussions and/or anonymous employee surveys• Corporate associations with labor unions• Review of unionized units within the company• Workplace (working environment + equipment) review• Workplace Issues: Job Turnover, Accidents, Customer Satisfaction, Ethics• General understanding of who employees are, their backgrounds and other factors that might indicate openness to unionization• Review of online reputation.

BENEFITS• Shows company is willing to listen• Demonstrates willingness to have employee voices heard• Outside professional assessment team adds a layer of neutrality to the process

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REASONS • “Early Warning System” for union organizing• Reveals important issues and allows the company to respond • Demonstrates how vulnerable the organization might be to unionization• Allows for defense, potentially preventing a union campaign from taking root

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CHECKLIST

COMPLETE the session activities contained in this packet. Your activities will help you begin the process of assessment, and help you make the process-relevant for your industry, your company, and your employees.

PREP your session materials ahead of time.

WATCH the video lesson. “Vulnerability Assessment” covers the different ways you can approach, measure, and manage your risk of unionization. Of course, you have full control of the video and can re-watch any section.

VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT can provide you with insight into what your employees and managers need to help maintain the company’s union-free status. This lesson will help you decide how and when to conduct yours.

a. Print your session materials - that’s this PDF.b. Gather the results of any previously conducted assessments or surveys.c. You’ll need a computer with internet access to conduct your research.d. You may also want to network to answer some questions, so have your contact list handy.

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PURPOSE

DIRECTIONS

Understand how external forces can affect your company’s risk of unionization.

Print out the following pages to take an in-depth look at the 3 external factors - location, industry and market - that can play a role in your unique situation.

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LOCATIONHINT: You may need multiple copies of this workbook page if you have multiple locations.

Below, create a list of the location-based factors that might affect vulnerability for your teams. These items may be researched online, in the news, or might even be anecdotal “evidence” of the local population’s sentiments. Try and be as specific as possible - list how recently these things occurred, the names of companies involved, how many employees were affected, and any other relevant details.

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LOCAL UNION POSITIVES LOCAL UNION NEGATIVES

Continue on the back of this sheet if you need additional space. Step back and look at your list - which side of your chart carries more weight, or are they roughly even? How might local sentiment affect your ability to create a UnionProof company?

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VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTCertain industries are more prone to unionization than others. Organized labor has

publicly announced that their current plans include organizing workers in retail, automotive and even industries previously considered too low-wage to target. But even that is evolving to include very visible fast-food industry organizing campaigns. What factors within your industry identify workers that are most likely to be supportive of unions and their promises?

YOUR INDUSTRY: 1

TRADITION: How prevalent are unions in your industry? How is organized labor viewed by those in your industry?

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TRENDS: What current trends can you observe regarding organizing in your industry right now? You may need to do a little research! Are there any corporate campaigns ongoing? Has anyone in your industry signed neutrality agreements? Successful organizing campaigns? Or ongoing strikes?

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HINT: Networking with an industry association or organization of like-minded companies may help you connect with companies like yours and help you all uncover these specific factors that can affect vulnerability.

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MARKETHOW DOES YOUR COMPANY MEASURE UP? Being an Employer of Choice isn’t just about hiring the best people - it’s also about retaining the best people and building a UnionProof workforce!

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FACTOR AS COMPARED LOCALLYAS COMPARED TO THE INDUSTRY

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Understand the controllable internal factors that can help lower the risk of union organizing.

Complete a generalized overview of your workplace in anticipation of conducting an in-depth employee survey.

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UNIONSREPRESENTATION Do you currently, or did you in the past, have any union-represented employee groups?

Has your company experienced any organizing campaigns? How recently? Who was involved?

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UNIONIZED GROUPS If you have unionized employees, might they be ready for a decertification effort?

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WORKPLACE Are there improvements that need to be made?

Maintenance:Safety:Equipment:Other Issues:

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VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTHow familiar are your company and your employees with labor unions?

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BONUSONLINE EVALUATIONDo a little online research to understand what’s been said about your company. This research can provide significant insight that you might not be able to find anywhere else. Record what you find out here:

Google Alerts (refer to lesson 11: Signs of An Organizing Campaign)

Online Research

Job Search Sites (glassdoor.com, indeed.com)

Anonymous Review Sites:(coworker.org, jobschmob.com, reddit.com)

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EMPLOYEE TURNOVER – Refers to the number of workers who leave an organization and are replaced by new employees. Most often expressed as a percentage of the total workforce.

ETHICS - Individually or organizationally, to behave ethically is to behave in a manner consistent with what is right or moral.

UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE (ULP) - actions taken by employers or unions that are illegal under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and other labor laws. Some of these rules apply to the interactions between the employer and the union; others protect individual workers from unfair treatment by an employer or union.

VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT – The analysis of multiple factors, both inside and outside of a workplace, that can impact a company’s potential susceptibility to a union campaign.

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