Contact: David Carew
(615) 661-0249, ext. 8077
dcarew@mleesmith.com

National Award-Winning Attorney/Video Host John Phillips to Reveal Secrets of ‘Avoiding Union Organization in Your Workplace’ in Nationally Broadcast Audio Seminar

NASHVILLE, TN, September 27, 2004 — U.S. employers wishing to keep their workplaces union-free are about to receive powerful help. On Thursday, October 14, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Eastern Time, M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC will present “Avoiding Union Organization in Your Workplace,’ a live audio seminar to be broadcast nationally.

Guest speaker for the event will be John B. Phillips, Jr., the national award-winning employment law attorney and video host whom ‘USA Today,’ ‘The New York Times,’ ‘Human Resource Executive’ magazine, and other news media have relied on for clear, authoritative workplace-law insights.

Because “Avoiding Union Organization in Your Workplace’ is an audio seminar, registrants do not leave their offices to participate. They simply tune in to the live 60-minute presentation via their own office speakerphone or telephone, and may train as many employees as they like for one per-listening-site fee of $167. Companies register by calling KRM Information Services (which is handling registration for this event) at 800-775-7654.

By listening to this audio seminar, employers, HR professionals, and supervisors will learn:

• Early danger signs of union organizing activity. (Mr. Phillips will spotlight EXACTLY what employers must look for, so they can protect their organizations);
• The all-new union organizing strategies. (These can REALLY catch employers off guard if they are not fully aware of them);
• Supervisor missteps that invite serious legal problems. (Mr. Phillips will explain exactly what supervisors can- -and cannot- -say and do about possible and actual union campaigns);
• Smart supervising strategies that powerfully prevent union organizing.

“Avoiding Union Organization in Your Workplace’ is the third audio seminar in a 4-part series especially designed for HR professionals and supervisors. Each audio seminar will be presented by John B. Phillips, and will give supervisors the guidance they need to handle particularly difficult workplace challenges. The fourth and final audio seminar in the series will be ‘How to Avoid Triggering Employees to Sue,’ to be broadcast nationally on Thursday, October 28.

About the Presenter, John B. Phillips, Jr.
Two video series hosted by John B. Phillips, Jr., have been named a Top 10 Training Product of the Year by the national magazine 'Human Resource Executive.' In doing so most recently, the magazine hailed Mr. Phillips’ ‘thorough understanding of the latest legal challenges and Supreme Court decisions impacting today's workplace." A partner in the law firm of Miller & Martin (Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlanta), Mr. Phillips is listed in 'The Best Lawyers in America.' He has practiced labor and employment law for more than 30 years, serving as Deputy General Counsel for Labor and Employment for Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. for the past several years. He has also served as Editor of 'Tennessee Employment Law Letter' since 1986.

About M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC
Founded in 1975, M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC of Brentwood, Tennessee is the only company in America that produces a state-specific workplace law newsletter for all 50 states plus Washington, D.C. The company also produces a wide variety of other newsletters, national and state-specific workplace law conferences and seminars, and other information products for HR professionals, business people, and attorneys, including the national award-winning video-based training series 10 Danger Zones for Supervisors. For more information please visit HRHero.com or mleesmith.com.

NOTE TO JOURNALISTS: John B. Phillips, Jr., is available as an expert source for news reports or features associated with this or other workplace-law topics. To schedule an interview with Mr. Phillips, please contact David Carew at M. Lee Smith Publishers at 800-274-6774, ext. 8077 or via e-mail at dcarew@mleesmith.com.

The company also offers full-service publishing and printing for other companies' newsletters.

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