Employee
Free Choice Act (S.560 & H.R.
1409)
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Amends the
National Labor Relations Act to change the
procedures under which employees choose to join or
not to join a union.
Require the NLRB to
certify and an employer to recognize a union if
the union obtained signed authorization cards
(card checks) from more than 50 percent of the
relevant collective bargaining unit.
Once a
union is designated as the representative, the
employer would be required to enter into a
collective bargaining agreement with the
union.
Requires the union and employer to enter
into binding arbitration on the terms of an
agreement if the union and the employer were
unable to reach a contract within 120 days (90
days of negotiations and 30 days of mediation on a
first contract).
The contract would be
binding on the employer and union for 2
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State
Issues Tracked By SHRM in
2009
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- Background Checks
- Domestic Partner Benefits
- Employer-Financed Health Care
- Employment Discrimination
- Family/Medical Leave
- Holiday/Vacation Leave
- Immigration And Employment Verification
- Mandated Benefits
- Military Leave
- Unemployment Insurance
- Wage And Hour
- Work Environment
- Workers' Compensation (General)
- Workplace Privacy
- Workplace Safety /
Violence
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HR 101 Class
Ticket Price:
FREE!!!!
Click
here for details
Date: June 10,
2009
Time: 8 A.M. - 12
P.M.
Location: Parkland College Business
Training
1315 N. Mattis Ave
Champaign, IL
61821
Event Contact: Lorianne
Bauer
Phone: 217-344-9266
RSVP Space is limited, Please
RSVP by June 3rd
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NEW MEMBERS |
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Lori
Bluhm - City of
Champaign
Debbie Chow -
County of Champaign
Brad Rauchfuss
- Kraft Foods
Amber
Rhoton - Jimmy John's
John
Ireland - Plastipak Packaging
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2009 WAGE AND
BENEFIT SURVEY IS HERE
Please contact Joe Streit or call
353.2103
to obtain a copy of the
survey.
If your company
participated in the survey the first survey is
complimentary. If your business did not
participate or you would like extra copies the
cost is just $50, please make checks out to
"Central Illinois Human Resources
Group"
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SHRM Kicks Off Staffing Conference with
Governmental Affairs
Session
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Amy
Dillman, Chair of the CiHRG Legislative Committee
attended this meeting and provided a
report-
Human
resources legislative issues continue to glare in
the spotlight at the 2009 SHRM Staffing Management
Conference held recently in Las Vegas. Michael
Aiken, Director of Governmental Affairs at SHRM
Headquarters, kicked off the conference with a
special half-day session on legislative
issues.
About 50 HR
professionals listened to Mr. Aiken speak about
the demographic make-up of Congress, its current
trends and key federal legislative issues.
According to Mr. Aiken, it's a pivotal time in HR
and there are three reasons driving the current
legislative thrust of HR issues.
First, the state of the economy is
setting much of the agenda on the Hill. With
little argument, most believe that we are in the
worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
April unemployment rates were at 8.5% with more
layoffs being announced every day. The federal
deficit was $455 billion for 2008, and over the
next two years another 30% will be added to the
long-term national deficit. If history
repeats itself, we could be heading toward another
decade of significant human resource policy much
like the one that occurred in the decade after the
Great Depression. Second, a parliamentary
procedure little known outside the beltway called
cloture is influencing bill passages or rejection
in the Senate. Cloture is the ability during
debate to cut off a debate in the Senate. The
Senate needs 60 votes for cloture, and currently
there are 56 democrats and 2 independents leading
the charge. When an agreement can't be met on
setting a debate time, it goes to cloture vote. If
that is unsuccessful, the bill is often pulled
from the schedule completely. Finally, the third
reason for so much activity regarding HR policy is
the influence of the American public and new
leadership in the executive branch. President
Obama is enjoying a 69% approval rating, but is
facing a number of crises including Union card
checks, environmental concerns, national health
care reform, immigration, and of course, bailouts
and economic stimulus packages.
Mr. Aiken,
encouraged or concerned with pending legislation,
also explained to the crowd, that naturally,
several issues are competing with HR issues in
government and have a history of changing the
direction of policy. Former President Bush ran on
an education platform, "No Child Left Behind," but
within a year of his presidency 9/11 changed the
course of history. President Obama ran on a ticket
for change, but is now dealing with pirates,
nuclear threats and swine flu. Still, Aiken says,
there is much HR policy being debated and set in
Washington. The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) is
under much discussion (see side bar); The
Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional
Employees and Construction Tradesworkers Act
(RESPECT) looks to redefine 'supervisor' under
NLRA; and the Healthy Families Act is looking to
provide 7 paid sick days to all employees working
for companies with15 or more employees. Always on
the front line, SHRM is also working on employment
verification policy. NEVA was reintroduced last
week, and regardless its outcome, SHRM is
expecting some type of electronic verification
system, whether it be e-verify, NEVA or some
combination of the two. The hope for all of us in
HR, of course, is the elimination of the
I9.
Mr. Aiken concluded his outlook
on the national agenda by letting everyone in the
room know that SHRM's government affairs staff is
keeping close tabs on our issues and offering
sound advice to those who will set the future of
HR.
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Older Workers' Conference Danville
May 21 |
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EMAILImprove health, work
satisfaction and productivity - now and into
retirement. Avoid common problems and pitfalls
related to age in the workplace - legal, physical
and inter-generational. This one-day,
regional, multi-disciplinary conference will
provide the latest information and best practices
in dealing with critical issues affecting older
workers (age 50+) and their
employers. The conference is designed
for older workers, business executives, HR
professionals, rehabilitation professionals,
safety professionals, case managers, risk
managers, health care professionals, union
personnel, workforce professionals and
others. The conference will be held
on Thursday, May 21 from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at
the Danville Area Community College Bremer
Conference Center. For additional
information contact: Dr. William Gingold,
217.337.4781 or EMAIL or visit the event Web
site: www.owcdanville.com. To
register, call 217.443.8777 or go to
www.dacc.edu/cce/owc www.dacc.edu/cce/owc.
Cost: April 1 - May 8: $129/person;
$109/each additional person May 9 - May 21:
$139/person |
| WICA
and The Champaign County Chamber need your
help |
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 Is
your business growing in
size?
WCIA-3 and The
Champaign County Chamber of Commerce are working
to identify local businesses that are growing
despite the though times and are hiring
additional
ioanl staff. The growing
businesses will be asked to participate in an
interview and share the hiring process with the
news crew. Please contact
Tammy Hoggatt,
SPHR if you are interested in this project.
Contact Tammy at 217.819.3823 or EMAIL
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