SEIU Local 1000 Strategic Planning Trend Snapshot
Decline of unionized workforce Reduction of unionized workers 1983 20.1% 17.7 million down to 2009
12.3%
15.3 million
Growth of SEIU 625,000 in 1980 to 2.2 million today
Negative public opinion of unions August 2010 More Americans want unions to have less influence than more. 52% of Americans say they approve of labor unions, the second lowest approval rating in Gallup's 70-year history of this trend. Gallup finds significantly more Americans saying they want labor unions to have less (40%) rather than more (29%) influence.
Attitudes toward government Guess who said this? • The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them away. • The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. • The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'
Attacks on government and public employees result in… – greater difficulty to raise revenue. – a bigger gap between revenue and the cost of providing public services. – public employee pensions blamed for deficits.
Budget deficits projected in California 2010-11 – $6.1 billion gap 2011-12 – $19.3 billion gap 2012-13 – $22.4 billion gap 2013-14 – $20 billion gap 2014-15 – $20 billion gap 2015-16 – $20 billion gap
Large-scale outsourcing California eSCPRS Data for 2009 Total Contracted Services
14,374,045,585
Number of Contracts
13,557
Services (not goods-related) Non-IT
13,321,432,439
Number of Contracts
10,251
IT
854,653,678
Number of Contracts
1,290
Projected population changes 2009-2025 Orange is less than 20% Green is greater than 20%
Projected population changes (will be updated again next year after new census figures are released)
What trends have you observed in… •Communications •Social Media •Education •Workforce Development •Transportation •Issues decided by Federal Government such as social security, health care