Labor Relations Consulting Firm Los Angeles CA

1. Labor Relations Consulting Firm Los Angeles CA Industrial Relations Consultants, Inc. is a creative, proactive labor relations consulting firm specializing in union avoidance, supervisory training, and all matters pertaining to employee relations. Our firm has over 35 years of experience helping companies avoid unions. We have an unbeatable track record winning NLRB elections, never having had a repeat election in the same bargaining unit. We win elections by being part of your team and "when we win an election, it stays won." As multilingual specialists, our proficiency regarding the management of ethnic workers is unique and well established. Our experienced staff focuses on identifying and successfully managing issues in the areas of union avoidance, corporate communications, human resources, and organizational development. We remove the communications barriers that stand between employers and workers, helping management build successful relationships with their employees. History History Established in 1976, Industrial Relations Consultants, Inc. is the oldest professional labor relations consulting company of its type in the United States and was initially created to serve the growing, and highly diverse, ethnic workforce in Southern California. However, this culturally diverse workforce has increased nationally and Industrial Relations Consultants now assists many employers who realize they lack both resources and expertise to meet the employment needs of their diverse workforce. Over the years, our clients have included companies in manufacturing, food processing, warehousing/logistics, hospitality and leisure, health care, as well as newspapers and the

2. media. Our experience is wide-ranging and not limited to any particular sector, industry or work group. Today our practice spans the entire industrial and geographical United States. Mission Mission Our mission is to assist employers to effectively implement their employee relations goals with all their workers, particularly Hispanics, and thereby remain union-free. Our strategy of working closely with labor counsel ensures we stay within the law and out of the courtroom. We are proud of our outstanding reputation for professionalism, which includes exemplary research, outstanding attention to detail and a strong passion for winning. Our motto "Winning Is Our Business" exemplifies our successful strategy to empower people and promote growth and development in all areas of employee relations. Se Services rvices Union Avoidance Union Avoidance - - Today most companies prefer to maintain a union-free work environment. We are specialists at countering union organizing drives through lawful means. Our goal is not only union avoidance, but also to improve employee relations to bring employees and management closer together. We accomplish this by Identifying key issues that lead employees to seek outside representation Showing our clients the appropriate ways to address each issue Using vulnerability assessments and union avoidance training to effectively counter unionization Counter Union Organizing Campaigns Counter Union Organizing Campaigns - - If an employer becomes a target of an organizing campaign, we develop creative strategies to encourage a union-free work environment. The sooner these actions are taken, the more likely the results will favor the employer.Our experts will Work closely with management to identify the issues behind the union-organizing drive Design an effective campaign strategy that will preserve a union-free work environment

3. Conduct day-to-day coaching and educate employees about unions Ensure that employees receive a full and accurate picture regarding union promises, collective bargaining and what to expect in a unionized work environment Create an environment where employees do not feel the need for a union Support the employer throughout the entire process Employee Vulnerability Assessments Employee Vulnerability Assessments - - The Employee Vulnerability Assessment is one of the most effective union prevention and organizational development tools available to management.Through a series of one-on-one confidential interviews we Conduct supervisor assessments Find and utilize the best and most effective communications techniques and channels between management and employees. Pinpoint issues between management and the work force and implement solutions Evaluate employee attitudes toward their workplace and identify employee relations issues Determine the company’s vulnerability to third-party intervention Identify and monitor problematic employees and develop improvement strategies Communicate with senior management to discuss findings and plan appropriate courses of action Deliver recommendations on areas needing improvement through supervisor training, coaching and mentoring Facilitate communication between management, supervisors and employees to avoid union organizing Hispanic Workforce Specialists Hispanic Workforce Specialists - - Ethnic workers, particularly Hispanics, represent a tremendous untapped resource. They are fast becoming the primary group of production workers. As specialists with multilingual backgrounds we are uniquely qualified to help you manage and develop your ethnic workers. Union Decertification Assessments Union Decertification Assessments - - Employees choosing to remove the union as their "exclusive bargaining representative" usually have many questions about how the process works and whether or not to proceed. We will assess the strength of support for decertification and answer all employee questions without jeopardizing the legal process of filing a decertification petition with the National Labor Relations Board. Fo For more information please visit r more information please visit http://www.ircons http://www.irconsultants.com ultants.com