HR: Leading People, Leading Organizations © 2007 SHRM

HR: Leading People, Leading Organizations© 2007 SHRM


A SHRM Member Benefit


What is HRVoice?

A member benefit that allows SHRM members to directly influence the outcome of state and federal policies and create long lasting relationships with legislators and legislative staff.


Influence – the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Random House,

Inc. 2006.


What Is Advocacy?

Advocacy – The act of pleading or arguing in favor of something, such as a cause, idea, or policy; active support.

The American Heritage: Dictionary of the English Language – 4th Edition


As an member advocate for HR public policy it is important that you keep your elected officials informed on public policy issues and how they affect the HR profession and your organization.

Exercise Your Voice


Letter Writing Campaign

Easily Overcomes Most Objections to Taking Action:

* Don’t know what issues to write on* Don’t know what to say* Composing a letter takes too long* Don’t know who my

representatives are


Legislative Alerts

• Legislative Alerts sent from the SHRM Governmental Affairs staff informing HR professionals of proposed legislation on the state and federal levels.


Example Alert – Rhode Island


Sample Alert – Rhode Cont.






Role of SHRM Governmental Affairs Staff

• Educate

• Support

• Alert

• MOTIVATE!

• INFLUENCE!


How You Play a Part

Stay Educated Inform Others

Build Relationships

Advocacy


• Know your opposition’s arguments and be able to refute them

• Tell YOUR story – make it PERSONAL – Give them the HR perspective

• Research voting history on related issues - find out your legislator’s position on the bill

• Understand and familiarize yourself with the bill

Stay Educated


Inform Others

• Your Voice – as HR Professionals, your point of view provides a unique perspective that your Member of Congress may not have heard or even considered.

• Your actions – Your actions will ultimately impact and benefit you as well as the employers and employees across the nation.


• Visit your legislators

• Write letters, CALL offices, send e-mails & faxes

• Letters to the Editor, opinion pieces, press conferences

• Committee testimony

• CREATE LONG LASTING RELATIONSHIPS!

• Make it personal by TELLING YOUR STORY

• Be a CATALYST for CHANGE

Build Relationships


RESULTS

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5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

2004 2005 2006 2007

Federal

State


Get Involved, USE YOUR VOICE!1. Go to www.shrm.org

2. Sign in using your member number and last name.

3. Click on “Governmental Affairs," then go to “HRVoice” on the left side of your screen.

4. Choose “Write your elected officials.”

5. Click on one (1) of the current issues listed under the heading “Take Immediate Action on these Hot Issues.”


For Questions on HRVoice

please contact SHRM’s Member Advocacy Specialist

Bernard Coleman III1-800-283-7476 ext. 6260

[email protected]

Documents

HR: Leading People, Leading Organizations © 2007 SHRM