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IFA ISSUES STATEMENT ON PROPOSED “AMBUSH ELECTIONS” RULE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2014 —The International Franchise Association President & CEO Steve Caldeira issued the following statement after the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released a proposed rule that would change the guidelines governing union representation elections.
“The recent controversial move by the NLRB to issue changes to shorten the union election time frame is yet another example of actions that dramatically tip the scales in favor of unions at the expense of franchise small business owners. There continues to be no reason to severely limit a worker’s ability to make an informed decision about union representation, when union bosses are already winning 65 percent of elections.
“The harmful new rule would greatly impair the business community and the IFA will continue to fight back against these rules to ensure franchise businesses can focus their energy on creating jobs.”
IFA serves on the management committee of the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, a coalition of over 600 employers, associations and other organizations operating in every Congressional District, with the goal of holding the NLRB accountable and will be reviewing the proposed rule before taking further action.
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The International Franchise Association is the world’s oldest and largest organization representing franchising worldwide. Celebrating over 50 years of excellence, education and advocacy, IFA works through its government relations and public policy, media relations and educational programs to protect, enhance and promote franchising. Through its media awareness campaign highlighting the theme, Franchising: Building Local Businesses, One Opportunity at a Time, IFA promotes the economic impact of the more than 825,000 franchise establishments, which support nearly 18 million jobs and $2.1 trillion of economic output for the U.S. economy. IFA members include franchise companies in over 300 different business format categories, individual franchisees and companies that support the industry in marketing, law and business development.
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