Feb08
A Senate committee last week voted to confirm a prominent labor union attorney as a member of the National Labor Relations Board despite concerns from NRF and others that he might attempt to implement key provisions of the controversial Employee Free Choice Act union organizing bill administratively rather than waiting for Congress to decide whether to [...]
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Posted in: Public Policy Also tagged AFL-CIO, card check, Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, congress, Craig Becker, EFCA, Harry Reid, Johnny Isakson, labor relations, National Labor Relations Board, National Retail Federation, NLRB, nrf, Scott Brown, SEIU, Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee, Service Employees Interational Union, Steve Pfister, Tom Harkin, union, union organizing, unionization |
Sep16
Yesterday, the AFL-CIO convention featured an address by President Obama where he reiterated his support for the so-called Employee Free Choice Act.
Senator Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) also spoke at the meeting and briefed reporters about a new version of EFCA that he, Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and several of their pro-EFCA colleagues have written. The new [...]
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Posted in: Public Policy Also tagged AFL-CIO, Arlen Specter, Ben Nelson, bill, Blanche Lincoln, card check, Edward Kennedy, EFCA, EFCA bill, Michael Bennet, President Obama, Senator Specter, Tom Harkin, union |
Sep15
The crucial health care debate and the Employee Free Choice Act is on the agenda when President Obama addresses the AFL-CIO today. This speech will come on the heels of yesterday’s address to the group by Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, who reaffirmed the Obama Administration’s clear support for card check legislation pending in Congress.
As [...]
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Posted in: Public Policy Also tagged AFL-CIO, card check, CDW, Coalition for a Democratic Workforce, EFCA, Harry Reid, health care, Joe Biden, Obama Administration, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, Tom Harkin |
Jul17
Today’s news reports that the “card check” component of the Employee Free Choice Act may be altered is a testament to the hard work and focus of retailers around the country who have contacted lawmakers in opposition to this legislation. NRF’s goal is to keep the pressure on key Senators in opposition to any new [...]
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Jul08
Yesterday, Al Franken was sworn in as the junior Senator from Minnesota, giving Senate Democrats 60 votes in the upper chamber of Congress, the magic number needed to overcome Republican filibusters on controversial legislation. This means that new life may have come to card-check, a bill that came to a screeching halt in April after [...]
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Posted in: Public Policy Also tagged Al Franken, Arlen Specter, card check, Charles Schumer, EFCA, Majority Leader Reid, Mark Pryor, secret ballot, Sherrod Brown, Tom Harkin, union organizing |
Jun03
The Spring 2009 issue of NRF’s Government and Legislative Affairs book has been released, offering NRF members a comprehensive collection of detailed issue briefs on dozens of the latest and most-pressing public policy matters affecting the retail industry. Here’s a quick glimpse at some of the major topics covered:
Credit Card Interchange Fees – Lawmakers have [...]
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May18
Senator Orrin Hatch is urging retailers not to compromise on the Employee Free Choice Act, telling participants at NRF’s Washington Leadership Conference that passage of the union organizing bill could open the floodgates for other pending labor legislation.
“It’s your job to make sure that every Senate Republican votes against EFCA or any alternative and that [...]
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