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• December 1, 2009 (.pdf 236 kb)

TAKE ACTION: Urge Congress to OPPOSE LIFO Repeal
President Obama has again included a proposal in his budget to repeal the accounting method Last In, First Out (LIFO) and impose a subsequent retroactive tax on a company’s LIFO reserve.   Repeal of LIFO would have a significant impact on many businesses, including many supermarket retailers and wholesalers. Click here to write your Representative and Senator to urge their strong opposition to repeal of LIFO and the subsequent taxing of LIFO reserves. 

Senate Rejects Becker Appointment to NLRB; N.G.A. Members Weighed in With Hundreds of Letters in Opposition to Mr. Becker’s Appointment
On February 9^th by a vote of 52 to 33 the Senate failed to achieve the 60 votes necessary to break the filibuster against the nomination of Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), thus rejecting his appointment to be Board member of the NLRB. Mr. Becker is a former Associate General Counsel of the Service Employees International Union and wrote extensively in favor of NLRB administrative changes that mimicked the legislative provisions of the union backed so-called Employee Free Choice Act.  The Senate vote is a significant victory for N.G.A. and other employer associations that have strongly opposed Mr. Becker’s appointment to the NLRB which is supposed to be a neutral arbiter in evaluating labor disputes between unions and employers during organizing campaigns.  While Senator Majority Leader has urged President Obama to make a recess appointment of Mr. Becker during this recess, reports indicate the President will not do so. Thanks to all N.G.A. members who sent letters in opposing Mr. Becker’s nomination.  Your action made a difference!