Chorus of diverse voices, railroads urge EPA denial of California Locomotive Authorization
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) this week filed comments (EPA-HQ-2023-0574) with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), calling on the agency to reject an authorization request from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to implement a locomotive regulation that was finalized last year. The rule bans the operation of any locomotive that is 23 years or older from operating in California starting in 2030 —...
NRF statement on the final overtime rule
The National Retail Federation has issued the following statement from Executive Vice President of Government Relations David French after the Department of Labor’s (DOL) final overtime rule was released. Originally proposed in Sept. 2023, the rule will increase — in two steps — the minimum annual salary threshold that determines overtime pay eligibility under the Fair Labor Standards Act. “NRF acknowledges the steps that DOL took to...
NAW vehemently opposes Acting Secretary Su’s renomination for Secretary of Labor
The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW), representing the 8.2 trillion-dollar wholesale distribution industry and 6 million American workers, strongly opposes President Biden’s renomination of Julie Su for Secretary of Labor. Brian Wild, Chief Government Affairs Officer at NAW, issued the following statement: “Ms. Su’s time as Acting Secretary has been marked by a disregard for the diverse needs of both...
1,500 local officials deliver letter to Congress opposing bigger tractor-trailers
As Congress focuses on critical, must-pass legislation as it returns from Congressional recess, over 1,500 local government leaders from across the country sent a letter to Capitol Hill asking policymakers to oppose any increases in truck size or weight, including heavier single-trailer trucks. The signers include county and municipal officials as well as public works directors and county engineers. The letter, entitled “Bigger...
Board revises standard on Employers’ Duty to bargain before changing terms and conditions of work
Today, the NLRB issued two full-Board decisions, Wendt Corporation and Tecnocap, LLC, (both decided on August 26, 2023), addressing the statutory duty of employers to bargain with unions before making changes in terms and conditions of work. In Wendt, the Board overruled Raytheon Network Centric Systems (2017), which had given employers greater latitude to make unilateral changes affecting a unionized workforce during a contractual...
NAW endorses Rep. Smucker’s Main Street Tax Certainty Act
Legislation would make the Section 199A 20 percent pass-through deduction permanent, providing tax certainty for main street businesses across the country The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW), which is the voice of the 8.2 trillion-dollar wholesale distribution industry, and employs more than 6 million U.S. workers, released the following statement endorsing H.R. 4721, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act introduced...
Railroads file suit against California over untenable Locomotive Rule
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) and the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA), on behalf of their members, filed suit against the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in the Eastern District of California over the In-Use Locomotive regulation. The CARB rule would limit the useful life of today’s locomotive fleet (over 25,000 locomotives) and mandate their premature replacement with zero-emissions...
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