Ferrari’s Chairman Montezemolo Quits, Fiat’s Marchionne Grabs The Wheel
Escalating clashes between Montezemolo, 67, and Marchionne over strategy and the role of Ferrari within the Fiat group, which owns 90 percent of Ferrari, led to Montezemolo stepping down.
Robert Chevrier, James Buzzard Nominated to Uni-Select Board
Current Chairman Jean-Louis Dulac to retire; Chevrier to be appointed chairman.
AAIA Files Comments in Opposition to NLRB Rulemaking
At issue is a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) published by the NLRB on June 22, which would establish new procedures for “conducting a secret ballot election to determine if employees wish to be represented for purposes of collective bargaining.”
The Green Movement Continues the Day After St. Patrick’s Day
Everyone thinks of green on St. Patrick’s Day, but the day after is an important opportunity to celebrate biodiesel’s green benefits in America, according to the National Biodiesel Board.
NAM Continues to Speak Out On Card Check Legislation
The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) in its current form, aims to eliminate secret ballot elections and replace them with a “card check” system in which workers sign an authorization card — whether in private or in the presence of union organizers and co-workers.
Lawmakers Shift Strategy on Card Check
Recent actions by some Senators to find a “compromise” have raised the hopes of labor unions that Employee Free Choice Act might well be advanced this year.
Card Check Supporters Begin to Look Toward Compromise
The bills that were introduced in March, H.R. 1409 and S. 560, would, if enacted, amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the National Labor Relations Board to allow a company to unionize if a majority of their employees sign a union authorization card (known as card check).
SURVEY RESULTS: Majority of Readers are Against Card Check
The bill was introduced in the House earlier this month with 223 co-sponsors; it was introduced in the Senate with just 40 co-sponsors.
More Than 400 Attend AAIA’s 2009 Aftermarket Legislative Summit
One key topic of discussion at the Summit, Card Check Legislation, was recently introduced into Congress.
Opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act to be Major Priority for Aftermarket Legislative Summit Attendees
“The aftermarket needs to make its opposition to this bad piece of legislation known to Congress as part of their congressional visits during the summit,” said Aaron Lowe, AAIA vice president, government affairs.