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Labor Communications

Saying the right thing

when it matters most

Our expertise in the highly specialized area of labor communications is nationally recognized and unparalleled. Labor unions and alternative labor groups are among the most savvy and persuasive communicators. For employers, effectively communicating sensitive labor issues requires a skill set and expertise that is very distinct from “traditional” PR and even standard employee communications. Effective labor communications requires an experienced-based understanding of how labor unions operate and think, as well as an understanding of the complexities of the National Labor Relations Act and Railway Labor Act, the activities of the National Labor Relations Board, and specifically what resonates (and what doesn’t) with media, employees, customers and other stakeholders when addressing labor issues.

Our work is national and international in scope and ranges from providing strategic counsel to drafting all internal and external communications to on the ground support during picketing, labor negotiations, strikes, litigation, etc. Our hands-on, collaborative approach brings our collective labor experience to bear with our clients’ innate understanding of their business, strategies and the dynamic of day-to-day issues management.  ​

Our proven expertise includes:

  • Union avoidance/elections​
  • Corporate campaigns​
  • Dealing with international union leadership ​
  • Picketing/protests
  • Strikes and strike preparation​
  • Other temporary job actions (“wildcat” strikes, slowdowns, work-to-rule)​
  • Lockouts/replacement workers
  • Difficult contract talks​
  • Publicly-aired grievances​
  • NLRB charges, judgments​
  • Post-contract issues (smoothing hourly employees’ return-to-work, communicating new contract provisions, enhancing morale, managing salaried employees’ reactions, etc.)​

A SELECTION OF OUR

LABOR COMMUNICATIONS CLIENTS

Sparrow Health
Flying Food Group
University Chicago Medicine

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Darden

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Lockheed Martin

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Michigan Health System

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Labor Communications