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part of SEIFSA. We expect many more to do so in the weeks and months to come. These companies are joining some of the existing SEIFSA-affiliated Associations, while others are planning to form new Associations that will be affiliated with SEIFSA. We expect at least 300 of these companies (60%) to continue to be part of the SEIFSA family. Collectively, these companies employ by far the vast majority of employees within that Association. Many companies want to remain within SEIFSA for many reasons, apart from the fact that most of them have had a strong, productive association with the Federation over the years (in the case of some companies, for longer than 50 years). They know that, unlike any other employer organization in the sector, SEIFSA has unequalled experience in collective bargaining, employs qualified and experienced subject-matter experts in a number of Divisions (e.g. Economics and Commercial; Industrial Relations and Legal Services; Human Capital and Skills Development; Safety, Health, Environment and Quality, etc.) and offers a series of important products and services (like the unique SEIFSA Prices and Index Pages) which they access at a discounted price. Q : Will SEIFSA and SAEFA adopt adversarial positions in the 2017 Negotiations on Wages and Conditions of Employment? believes in: • working closely with our member Associations to further their interests; • effective lobbying of (or with) stakeholders (Government, business and labour) to advance the interests of our members; • constructive collective bargaining whic