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How Will Climate Change, Card Check Legislation Affect You? |
The 2009 Metalcasting Industry Government Affairs Conference, which will be held May 4-5 at the Capitol Hilton, Washington, D.C., will feature a critical sessions facing the metalcasting industry including climate change and card check legislation.
The Obama administration and congressional leaders are pressing for passage of an ambitious economy-wide climate change bill this year. William Kovacs, vice president for the Environment, Technology & Regulatory Affairs Division at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, will provide an overview of the key energy and cap-and-trade provisions being touted in Congress and how it will impact your metalcasting facility.
The debate over card check legislation is heating up with the reintroduction of the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 1409 / S. 560) by U.S. Congressman George Miller (D-Calif.) and U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.). The legislation that could overturn nearly 70 years of federally supervised secret ballot representation in union elections is organized labor’s number one issue and President Obama has indicated that he will sign the bill into law if it reaches his desk.
A new national agenda is forming, and you have the power to help shape it when you come to Washington. The 2009 Government Affairs Conference is your opportunity to meet face-to-face in pre-scheduled meetings with your Senators and Representatives in Washington to discuss the impact climate change, card check, and health care reform legislation will have on your facility and metalcasting industry.
Now, more than ever, is the time to attend the Government Affairs Conference. Be sure your voice is heard on Capitol Hill. For more information or to register, contact AFS customer service, at 800/537-4237.
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