make it your business (to get involved) presentation to midwest regional chamber of commerce...
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Make it your business (to get involved)Presentation to Midwest Regional
Chamber of CommerceNovember 4, 2015
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Government’s Daily Impact Businesses
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Biggest Federal Regulatory Agencies
• Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)• Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)• National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA)
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Affordable Care Act????
• ACA/Obamacare – 78,000 pages and counting
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BUT - Other Groups are in the Arena
• Beyond Coal/Beyond Gas/Beyond Oil• 2.4 million members• Dirty Dozen
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AFL-CIO: 7.4 million private sector union members - 6% of workforce
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Extensive Activities!!!
• Public Education campaigns• 504 activities• PACS• 527 organizations• Canvassing• Voter turnout efforts• Social Media• Public relations campaigns
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NRA: 5 million members
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There is strength in numbers
• 28 million small businesses in US• Small businesses with fewer than
500 employees• 50 percent of private sector
employment• 64 percent of all new jobs
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MY POINT?
• Other groups OVER represented in political process
• Chambers UNDER represented in Political process
• Local chambers (and their members) are FAR more important than State or National Chamber offices in persuading legislators
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Help Your Members Tell Their Story
• They are the experts• They have the facts• They have the numbers• They have an important perspective• They are respected• They have influence
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Personal Testimonials• Nursing Home regulations • Environmental Regulations • Labor Negotiations• Eminent Domain • Worker’s Compensation
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It Starts with Staff/Employees
• Company meetings• Company publications/newsletters
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It Includes Their Clients/Customers
• Company publications/newsletters• Company advertisements• Open House events• Community affairs/functions
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It Requires Educating Voters
Letter to the Editor:
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Letters to editor – good and bad
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If You Can’t Convince Neighbors, You Can’t Convince Legislators
• Op-Eds
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How Best To Educate Legislators?
• Letter to editor – mention their name• Letter to them - be specific – be informative• Attend events – and hand them a letter• Host them at your facility and show them how
government regulation affects your business• Visit them at the right time in the legislative
session• Make it personal – get to know them
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Chambers Provide Legislative Resources
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Show up when legislators are in town
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Invite Your Legislator to Visit
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Align With Businesses Trade Associations As Needed
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Other Political Activities???
•Scorecards•PACs•527s•Being Bipartisan
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Local Chambers Speak for Business