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Publications > uschamber.com Magazine > 2007 Archives > August

uschamber.com Magazine August 2007

 
Left to right: The Chamber's Randy Johnson, Marc Freedman, and Michael Eastman helped lead the campaign to defeat union card check legislation.

Cover Story: Union Bill Dies in Senate

Backed by the Chamber, the Senate dealt a major blow to the top legislative priority of labor unions by blocking a bill that would allow unions to organize workplaces without a secret ballot election.
 

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In its session ending in June, the U.S. Supreme Court considered more business-related cases and ruled in favor of businesses more often than in previous sessions, owing in part to the advocacy efforts of the  Chamber's public policy law firm, the National Chamber Litigation Center (NCLC).
 
There are a slew of retirement plans geared for small businesses or the self-employed, says Sam Gilbert, president, United Plan Administrators and a member of the U.S. Chamber's Employee Benefits Committee.
 
The U.S. Chamber is increasing its efforts to protect intellectual property (IP) by educating small businesses on the growing epidemic of counterfeiting and piracy and by calling on Congress and the administration to toughen existing laws.
 
As Congress takes up comprehensive energy legislation, the U.S. Chamber is advancing policies to increase energy efficiency and conservation, ensure affordable and reliable supplies, and promote economic and national security.
 
 
 
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