IWLA Opposes Pennsylvania’s New Warehouse Services Tax Increase
The Governor of Pennsylvania has proposed an end to the sales and use tax exemption on warehouse services as part of his 2017-2018 budget proposal. This unleashed 6 percent tax […]
Category Archives: IWLA Government Affiairs Council
2017 IWLA CONVENTION PREVIEW: Case Studies on Shaping Regulations & Labor Law
There is strength in numbers: One 2017 IWLA Convention breakout session focuses on how IWLA works with other associations, coalitions and, its own members to influence regulatory policy in Washington, […]
Comedian Will Durst Livens Up the IWLA-PAC Fundraising Dinner
Will Durst worked in a warehouse in Milwaukee in his early years as a struggling comedian. “I’ve had to take all kinds of odd jobs when starting out in comedy,” […]
Has Your Company Completed the Warehouse Economic Impact Study?
The Warehouse Advocacy Fund (WAF) of the International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA) has commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) to conduct a study of our industry’s economic impact, both direct and indirect, […]
IWLA Supports Launch of Americans for Modern Transportation To Advance Safer and More Efficient Transportation
The International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA), the resource for warehouse logistics, is partnering with a diverse group of U.S.-based shippers, deliverers, and retailers to launch the Americans for Modern Transportation […]
IWLA Signs Letter Addressed to Trump Administration: Highlights Concern in NLRB Appointments & Recent Attempts to Re-write Labor Laws
As a member of the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW), IWLA signed onto a letter addressed to Vice-president Elect Michael Pence, specifically requesting that the two U.S. National Labor […]
Federal Judge Rules Against Overtime Rule
Victory! Since its introduction in July 2015, IWLA has advocated strongly against Obama’s overtime legislation which more than doubled the salary threshold of non-exempt workers to receive overtime compensation. Here’s […]
IWLA-PAC Earns 88% Success Rate on the 2016 Election
The IWLA Political Action Committee (IWLA-PAC) is pleased to announce that nearly all the candidates supported during the 2016 election cycle won their respective races. This means that roughly two dozen […]
IWLA Presents at the Texas Warehouse Association’s 27th Anniversary Meeting in San Antonio
During last week’s 27th Annual Texas Warehouse Association Meeting, attendees discussed local and national issues: next-generation warehouse leaders, the American Logistics Aid Network, the supply chain talent-gap crisis, overtime rules, […]
IWLA-PAC Makes Strategic Moves Ahead of Election
The presidential election is upon us and the IWLA Political Action Committee (IWLA-PAC) has stepped up its efforts during this critical time. Over the last few months, IWLA-PAC has […]
