Let’s make sure that all new employees become new union members!

Here are tools you can adapt for your locals to MAXIMIZE new employee signups. If you need assistance adapting anything, or if you have a resource that would be helpful to others, please contact David Kreisman at [email protected]. 

MATERIALS FOR YOUR LOCAL

New Employee Engagement Guide


New Employee Engagement Guide - Everything you need to know to get your new employees signed up quickly. Includes do’s and don’ts, templates for emails and texts, scripts for running New Employee Orientations, and more!

  • Format: Non-editable PDF
  • Audience: Staff reps and member leaders who are helping new employees join the union

Engagement Tracker - Here’s a template you can copy and use to make sure you are having the conversations and connections you need to have. 

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Local Contract Wins with Officer Information - Canva template you can copy and edit to include local contract wins, staff rep/steward contact info, as well as a section to introduce your local's elected officers. 

  • Format: Canva Template - All Oregon AFSCME staff have access. Oregon AFSCME offers each local one Canva Teams account to access these templates. Contact your staff rep to get signed up! 
  • Audience: Staff reps and member leaders who are helping new employees join the union 

MATERIALS FOR NEW EMPLOYEES - POTENTIAL MEMBERS

Example Email/Text Follow-Up - Sample email and text follow-up scripts that you and your leaders can edit to use when following up with new employees after New Employee Orientation.

  • Format: Google Doc
  • Audience: Staff reps and member leaders who are helping new employees join the union



New Employee Brochures - Hand these out at New Employee Orientations or at one-on-one check meetings. They provide information about the union and why people should join us. 

  • Format: Non-editable PDF
  • Audience: New Employees

Public Sector Brochure
Corrections Brochure
Behavioral Health / Private Sector Brochure
OHSU Brochure

New Employee Orientation Presentation Template - Make a copy of this template and THEN adapt it to YOUR local so you can tell your potential new members the story of your union and get them to join.

  • Format: Editable Google Slides
  • Audience: New Employees. Can be used in person or in a virtual meeting



Sign-in sheet for New Employee Orientations - Use this to keep track of who came to in-person meetings.

 

Oregon AFSCME NEE Postcard

Postcard to new members - Here’s a postcard you can use to increase your connection to a new member. You can mail it or drop it off at their workplace.

  • Format: Canva Template - All Oregon AFSCME staff have access. Oregon AFSCME offers each local one Canva Teams account to access these templates. Contact your staff rep to get signed up! 
  • Audience: New employees