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Court Blocks Ambush Elections
On Monday, May 14, 2012, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia agreed with AHLA and the Coalition For A Democratic Workplace (CDW) in a lawsuit brought against the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) - blocking the ambush election rule. This huge win for the lodging industry means that workplace representation elections wi...
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Pool Entry Amendment Stays in Appropriations Bill
May 9, 2012 -The House of Representatives debated—but retained—the Carter-Nunnelee-FlakeAmendment, which prohibits the Department of Justice (DOJ) from enforcing the requirement for a permanent means of entry to pools and spas for one year.Thank you to our members whomade calls to their Representatives to support our efforts. Opponents to this ame...
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U.S. may extend deadline for public pool accessibility
May 5, 2012 (ChillicotheGazette.com) - WASHINGTON -- A federal rule that requires installation of permanent mechanical pool chairs for the disabled at public swimming pools and spas will cost too much and expose small business owners to lawsuits, the hotel industry says. Disability advocates argue that the alternative -- portable pool lifts -- ...
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Hotels Report Receiving Threatening Emails
On May 4th, AHLA sent the following warning to hotel members:What's going onSeveral hotels across the country, including Chicago and Washington, D.C., have reported receiving emails attempting to exhort money. The emails advise that if the hotel refuses to pay a specified amount each month, they will call/email bomb threats into the hotel. Wha...
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Judge Allows Gulf Oil Spill Settlement to Proceed
May 2, 2102 (By Associated Press) -NEW ORLEANS—A federal judge on Wednesday preliminarily approved a proposed class-action settlement that would resolve billions of dollars in claims againstBPBP.LN+0.70% PLC over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier's ruling allows the settlement process to proceed, but he...
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Poll: Florida up for grabs in November election
May 3, 2012 (Written by Brent Kallestead, Associated Press) - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney could be headed for a photo finish in Florida this November, a poll released Thursday shows. Forty-four percent of 1,169 Florida voters surveyed by Quinnipiac University between April 25 and May 1 s...
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Feds sign off on all three redistricting plans
April 30, 2012 (Written by The Florida Current) - The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday approved all three of Florida's redistricting plans. Shortly after the Justice announcement, a judge ruled that Florida can hold congressional elections under the Legislature's new redistricting map this year. In late March the Senate submitted t...
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Senate Unable To Block Ambush Elections
April 24, 2012 - By a vote of 54-45 today, the Senate was unable to block the “ambush election” ruleissued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The bill (S.J. Res. 36), which failed to pass, was an effort to protect American workers and employers. The NLRB issued the ambush election rule in an effort to truncate the election process estab...
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Urge Your Senators to Block Ambush Elections
April 19, 2012 - The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued several rulings that defy decades of precedent, with one of the most egregious examples being the “ambush election” rule. The ambush election rule was crafted specifically to truncate the election process established over 75 years ago, which protects workers and employers....
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