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How To Lobby

How To Lobby. Yorrk Chapter Day Inside the Beltway Visit • May 13, 2009. Overview. Logistics for visits with elected officials What to expect How to conduct a meeting Summary of issues to be discussed during Hill visits Tips and tactics from congressional staff.

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How To Lobby

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  1. How To Lobby Yorrk Chapter Day Inside the Beltway Visit • May 13, 2009

  2. Overview • Logistics for visits with elected officials • What to expect • How to conduct a meeting • Summary of issues to be discussed during Hill visits • Tips and tactics from congressional staff

  3. Capitol Hill Logistics

  4. How to Lobby Your Member of Congress (MOC) Select a meeting leader to provide: • Group introduction • SHRM introduction • Issue introduction

  5. How to Lobby Issues to Cover in the Senate: • Workplace Flexibility Issues to Cover in the House: • Employment verification

  6. How to Lobby Employment Verification: Key Points • Fixing the federal employment verification system by establishing a reliable and efficient state-of-the- art electronic system is the only way to guarantee a legal workforce • H.R. 2028 provides a new, user-friendly electronic employment verification system by replacing the current paper-based and error-prone method of verifying employment eligibility   • SHRM encourages members of the House to cosponsor H.R. 2028, the New Employee Verification Act

  7. How to Lobby Workplace Flexibility: Key Points • SHRM opposes the Healthy Families Act because it represents an unworkable, one-size-fits-all mandate • SHRM believes employers should offer voluntary paid sick leave, but employers are best situated to know the benefit preferences of their workforce • SHRM welcomes dialogue and debate on a workplace flexibility policy for the 21st Century

  8. How to Lobby Your Advantages • You are the expert • Only 2 out of 535 Members of Congress have an HR background • You deal with these issues on a daily basis, and understand their real world implications • You are their constituent, and represent employers throughout the state

  9. How to Lobby • Remember you are representing SHRM and your organization • Clearly explain what impact the proposed issues will have on your workplace • Use workplace experiences that relate to the issue – tell your personal story • State your position • Ask official/staff to state their position on the issue

  10. How to Lobby • Thank them for their time and offer to be a resource • Leave supporting documents • Leave a business card and ask for the staff member’s business card • Follow up – send a thank you note that reiterates your position • Maintain the relationship you just created

  11. Questions

  12. Recardo Gibson Member Advocacy Specialist SHRM recardo.gibson@shrm.org 703-535-6091

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