The latest surging labor organization doesn't negotiate wages, benefits or working conditions with employers. But it does offer its members strength in numbers, plenty of training and professional standards and guidelines designed to make them shine, and get ahead, at work.
The Society for Human Resource Management is the organization, and it is growing rapidly. During a three-day leadership conference in Washington, D.C., SHRM announced that membership topped 285,000 this year — a new record for the group.
During a State of the Society address, SHRM's President and CEO, Henry Jackson said: "In a word, it is 'strong.' That's because we are a growing, thriving community of HR professionals."
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
