U.S. Chamber Members Embrace Energy Innovation
Paine's Inc., in East Granby, Connecticut, has cut it's heating costs about 75% by using waste oil from its fleet of trucks. The company also switched from gasoline to soybean-based biodiesel.
NORTHEASTMassachusettsHospitals Launch Education Drive on Mandatory Insurance
NORTHEASTConnecticutLawmakers Call for More Job Growth Incentives
NORTHEASTMaineCommittee Debates Paid Sick Leave Bill
Card Check Rallies OppositionIf actions speak louder than words, then the business community sent a deafening message to Capitol Hill on the matter of card check legislation, a proposal that would replace secret ballot union elections with a card check process. Card check would expose workers to intimidation and coercion by forcing them to decide whether or not to join a union in the presence of union organizers and supporters.
ColoradoGovernor Vetoes Union BillThe business community heaped praise on Gov. Bill Ritter (D) for his veto of a bill that would have made it easier for unions to negotiate all-union shops. Ritter broke from his party and ignored a campaign pledge.Source: The Denver Post
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from NCLC
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the National Chamber Litigation Center (NCLC), the public policy law firm of the U.S. Chamber. Since its inception in 1977, NCLC has argued more than 1,000 cases, and in 2006, it broke all its previous records for most friend-of-the court briefs filed in a year. NCLC also achieved a new record in 2006 with 48 victories.
U.S. Chamber Takes Reform Agenda on the RoadArthur Rothkopf outlines deficiencies in K-12 education during a TV appearance.The U.S. Chamber's recently released report card assessing the quality of K-12 education systems in the 50 states and Washington, DC, has made a major impact nationally, catching the attention of the public, the media, and government officials.
