FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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IFA-OPPOSED NLRB NOMINESS WITHDRAWN BY WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2014—International Franchise Association President & CEO Steve Caldeira released the statement below following the White House announcement that President Obama is withdrawing Sharon Block’s nomination for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
“The withdrawal of the nomination of Sharon Block from the NLRB is a common sense action recognizing she should not be rewarded with an appointment to the board after the Supreme Court of the United States found her recess appointment unconstitutional. As we said in September, IFA strongly opposed her nomination, warning of an attempt to legitimize her unconstitutional tenure and the devastating impact it would have on small businesses in America due to anti-small business policies being promulgated by the Board.
“The Senate HELP committee should thoroughly evaluate the qualifications of the new nominee, ensuring her total impartiality so the board can begin to return to its role as a neutral arbitrator. The IFA will continue its aggressive effort to educate members of Congress on the negative impact the NLRB’s actions are increasingly having on local franchise business owners, particularly the General Counsel’s recent change in the board’s joint employer standard.”
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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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