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Union Members Less Satisfied Than Their Non-Union Counterparts

As the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) continues its fledging campaign to unionize the franchise community to justify its $50 million investment in the Fight for $15, new survey results from Gallup suggest employees who are in unions are less satisfied than their non-union counterparts.

With such a slim number of franchises currently unionized, it’s reasonable to suggest that the 8.8 million employees at franchises on nearly every Main Street in America are satisfied without representation by an organization like SEIU.

The Gallup survey reveals non-union businesses (like most franchised businesses) have more satisfied employees when it comes to key indicators like workplace safety, flexibility and chances for a promotion. According to the survey, non-union workers have higher levels of satisfaction than union workers on the questions of physical safety conditions in the workplace (73 percent vs. 57 percent), their boss or immediate supervisor (58 percent vs. 45 percent), the flexibility of their hours (64 percent vs 52 percent), and the chances for promotion.

Experts in the franchise industry say they aren’t concerned about unions under current standards. Rather, they suggest the unions have a hard time organizing under the current regulatory framework and have been shifting the policy landscape to make organizing easier. They point to a decision by the National Labor Relations Board last week as a primary example.

“Unions don’t want the burden of organizing each individual owned small business. They want to organize entire chains by negotiating with the brand company. Unfortunately, that’s not the way franchising works, since the employees don’t work for the brand – they work for thousands of local small business owners in communities throughout the country,” said Robert Cresanti, Executive Vice President at IFA.

There’s a reason the franchise business model has been so successful and it has nothing to do with the unions. In the restaurant industry, where the SEIU has focused its unionization effort, 57 percent of limited-service restaurants and 45 percent of employees at table service restaurants received a pay raise within the past 12 months. Franchising allows for career ownership opportunities and upward mobility for its employees, while providing much-needed jobs for millions of Americans.

According to IFA’s latest economic forecast, franchise businesses are expected to experience faster growth and job creation than the rest of the U.S. economy in 2015, marking the fifth consecutive year they have outperformed other types of U.S. businesses. Franchise businesses will also add 247,000 new direct jobs this year, which is a 2.9 percent increase over last year, equating to 8.8 direct million jobs.

It’s no wonder business owners continue to rely on a time-tested and proven business model, a business model that opens doors and allows an employee to become an owner. It is clear to everyone except the SEIU, that workers prefer the flexibility, upward mobility and opportunity provided by franchise industry rather than a union-run work environment.

Date: 2015-09-15

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