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How EY can help
To begin to understand how best to support successful transformations with union representation in the future, we held a workshop of 40 subject matter resources and practitioners at EY US with experience working with unions from a wide variety of industries. Our overall objective was to develop a seminal perspective on leading successful transformations with unions present.
This perspective is intended to serve two primary functions:
- A tip of the spear — to empower our clients with unions to say ‘yes’ to transformation efforts.
- A north star — to provide guidance for engagements so they may maximize the management/union relationship — while “not” preventing union leaders from protecting their members — and ultimately lead a successful transformation effort among all involved.
We paired our workshop findings with current union trends, and our understanding of common roadblocks for transformations in organizations with unions involved, to highlight a path forward that EY US can offer that is also augmented by our latest Humans@Center research. The increased public conversation underway around unions highlights the imperative to integrate unions’ needs and support expectations as management considers undertaking transformation efforts. Transformations may fail or fall short of expectations because of a lack of change management planning and execution that holistically considers unions as key players in these efforts. If all parties work together from the beginning to design and adopt the change, the transformation effort can be positioned for greater success.