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March 22, 2010
Jobs Bill Includes Small-Biz Hiring Incentives

WASHINGTON — Companies hiring unemployed workers will be able to take a credit on payroll taxes under the jobs bill signed into law Thursday by President Obama. The bill passed the Senate a day earlier in a 68-29 vote.

“It is the first of what I hope will be a series of jobs packages that help to continue to put people back to work,” Obama said after the vote. “I also want to say to the Republicans who voted for this bill that I appreciate their willingness to work with Democrats in a bipartisan fashion to get America moving again.”

March 15, 2010
TRSA Members to Meet With Lawmakers on 'Capitol Hill Day'

WASHINGTON — Textile Rental Services Association (TRSA) staff and members are planning to visit U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill next week during what the association has billed “Capitol Hill Day.”

Prominent House and Senate members will meet with TRSA members on March 24, sandwiched between the association’s Government Affairs Committee meeting on March 23 and a Board of Directors meeting on March 25. The Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, near the Senate office buildings, will host both meetings.

January 13, 2010
Can You Feel the Winds of Change?

We managers are responsible for developing a plan for the future and selling that vision to our employees and bosses. We’re the laundry experts who are responsible for preparing for an uncertain future. So, what events or factors may influence us over the next several years? Here’s my take.

July 27, 2009
Senators Drop Card-Check Provision of Employee Free Choice Act

WASHINGTON — Several Democratic senators have decided to drop a central provision of the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800, S. 1041) — the so-called “card-check” provision — to help secure a filibuster-proof 60 votes.

The provision would have required employers to recognize a union as soon as a majority of workers signed cards in support of it. Currently, employers can demand a secret-ballot election supervised by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

January 5, 2009
Ethics Is Integral to Communicating with Others

CHICAGO — As I have been a resident of Chicago for the past nine years or so, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s recent alleged attempt to sell President-Elect Barack Obama’s vacant Senate seat has prompted me to speak this month on ethics.

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March 8, 2007
'Card-Check' Union Legislation Passes in House

WASHINGTON — Legislation that would facilitate unionization passed the House of Representatives last week but it faces uncertain prospects in the Senate and a promised presidential veto, according to our sister publication, Workforce Management.

The House approved the bill — titled the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) — 241-185 on March 1. Thirteen Republicans joined 228 Democrats in supporting the measure, which would permit a union to be formed if a majority of workers sign authorization cards.