SHRM Advocacy Team (A-Team)
As a SHRM member, you join a nationwide network shaping workplace laws. The A-Team offers timely policy insights, advocacy tools, and direct access to lawmakers, amplifying your voice and leadership impact.
Your Voice Matters.
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Your Voice Matters
SHRM members are the backbone of the business community, connecting employees and employers in every workplace. Because of their vital role, every member is part of the A-Team — SHRM’s grassroots engine driving public policy, mobilizing members to advocate for practical workplace solutions, and providing opportunities to shape policy at all levels of government.
Whether through direct engagement with lawmakers, participation in advocacy campaigns, or access to timely policy resources, the A-Team empowers SHRM members to influence the conversations that matter most to the world of work.
Discover the A-Team’s benefits and how this network serves as a powerful, unified voice for the HR profession.
“Advocacy is more than just speaking up — it’s about ensuring that the voices of HR professionals shape the policies that impact our workplaces and workforce. Together, we are elevating our profession, strengthening workplaces, and making advocacy work for all.”
Emily M. Dickens, Chief Administrative Officer, SHRM
What You Gain as a Member of SHRM’s A-Team
Turn Expertise into Influence
As a SHRM member, your voice carries weight. The A-Team gives you a direct path to share your HR insights with lawmakers and others to influence policies that impact your workplace and profession.
Access Exclusive Member Opportunities
Your SHRM membership opens the door to high-impact experiences like Hill Day, policy forums, and direct outreach to lawmakers — available as part of your membership with the A-Team.
Invest in Lifelong Learning
SHRM members committed to advocacy gain access to specialized learning opportunities — from webinars to live Q&As with government affairs experts — that also support certification and career growth.
Advance Your Leadership Profile
SHRM helps you grow as an HR leader — and advocacy is part of that journey. Engaging with the A-Team positions you as a credible voice on workplace issues in both your organization and your community.
Stay Ahead with Trusted Insights
As a member of the A-Team, you’ll receive tailored policy updates and tools that help you stay informed, compliant, and ready to act in a changing regulatory landscape.
Be Part of a Collective Voice
SHRM membership means belonging to something bigger. Through the A-Team, you join fellow professionals advancing practical, people-first workplace policies — together.
Create Your SHRM Advocacy Profile
SHRM Government Affairs is strengthening its network of dedicated advocates who are ready to elevate the voice of our profession in shaping workplace policy. As we continue championing policies that support both workers and workplaces, we are excited to introduce a new way for Members to get involved.
SHRM’s Advocacy Profile is a short, easy tool that helps us better understand your policy interests, areas of expertise, and preferred ways to engage. Whatever aspects of workplace policy matter most to you, this profile helps us connect you with advocacy opportunities that align with your strengths.
The A-Team operates under SHRM’s core principle of Policy, Not Politics—focusing on nonpartisan, solution-oriented advocacy that promotes better workplaces and respectful, productive dialogue with policymakers.