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According to researchers at Cornell University’s ILR School, in 2021 there were 3.27 million “strike days.” About a third of all work stoppages were from nonunionized workers! Workers’ willingness to strike without a union shows that they are extremely unhappy with their job.

As a company, it’s important to have a plan in place before workers strike. How do you set up external communications prior to, during, and after a strike?

• Identify press spokesperson(s)
• Appoint an individual to keep records of all communications from the union and employees to include, but not be limited to: emails, social media (FaceBook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, etc.), hotline messages, newsletters, videos, union websites and blogs
• Proactively communicate with other interested parties (e.g., local and national media, industry publications, etc.)
• Establish outside, pro-company labor experts who can be referred to the media for perspective on the dispute