Organizing Tip of the Week: Use Sign-in Sheets in Your Union Office and at Union Events
Thursday, February 10, 2011(National Federation of Federal Employees)
One
extremely valuable, but often overlooked, tool
that every NFFE Local can utilize is the
sign-in sheet. Sign-in sheets should be kept
near the entrance to your union office, and
also be brought to every union-sponsored
event. These sheets will provide you
with an important record of the potential
members that have shown an interest in your
Local.
In order
to make the best use of your sign-in sheets, it
is important to ask for contact information
from your signers. Decide what information would be
most valuable to collect, such as a phone
number, email address, building number, and so
on, and include space for those items on your
sheet.
During
events where you expect a heavy attendance,
make sure that people will have to pass the
sign-in sheet on their way in. If at
all possible, make a Local officer or member
responsible for greeting your guests, and
asking them to fill out the sign-in sheet. If you
don’t ask, people will pass it
by.
Most
importantly, follow up with the potential
members that have signed your sheet! These
are co-workers that have already shown some
interest in the union, and people you have
contact information for. You
never know who might be sitting on the fence,
and would sign an 1187 if a member of the Local
followed up with them.
Sign-in
sheets are easy to implement, and have the
potential to be very useful. If you
aren’t already using them at your Local, we
encourage you to start
today!
For more organizing tips, log in to www.nffe.org, and click the Organizing Central button on the right-hand side of the page. If you are interested in learning more about how NFFE National can assist your Local recruitment efforts, contact your National Organizing Coordinator (see map below).
Cassie Kerner Brittany Paull
Western Region
(Purple)
Eastern Region
(Blue)
(703)
303-2047
ckerner@nffe.org
(202)
216-4425
bpaull@nffe.org