โ Scribed by Alfred T. DeMaria
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From the Editor I
A key concern of managers facing union organizing campaigns is what they may and may not tell employees. If they say the wrong thing, the company may be accused of unfair labor practices. Forbidden areas of communication are summed up by the acronym TIPS, which stands for Threats, Interrogation, Promises, and Surveillance. But it is a mistake t o focus too much on the rules prohibiting supervisory speech and not enough on the many types of communication that are permissible and that can bolster company arguments against union representation. This second installment of a two-part article is a continuation of the examples of allowable and effective communications that supervisors should be encouraged t o use to combat unionization,
INFORM employees of the benefits they presently enjoy without having paid union dues.
TELL staff members how their wages and benefits compare with those a t unionized and non-unionized companies that offer lower wages and less generous benefits.
REMIND employees that they have never had a week's pay lost due to strikes. SAY that job security, better working conditions, increased pay, and opportunities for employees are not automatically obtained through a union, but by doing a good job. Explain how job security comes not from a union, but from orders, sales, production, and service that keep everyone working, not from unions.
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