FAST Act Puts U.S. on the Road Toward Improved Infrastructure
Just when you thought it would never happen, it did. Tomorrow (Dec. 3), Congress will take the final vote on a five-year plan to fund repairs to U.S. infrastructure. The […]
Category Archives: Council Action
FDA Clarifies Owners and Purchasers as Responsible for Verification in Final FSVP Rule
A big win for IWLA! The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the final rule on Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) for Importers of Food for Humans and Animals. The final rule […]
IWLA Signs Letter of Support for Port Performance Act
IWLA joined other supply chain stakeholders in a letter of support of the Port Performance Act, a provision written into the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy […]
Brief Update on Highway Bill from IWLA Washington Representative
Funding for highway transportation projects expires this Friday, Nov. 20. The U.S. House and Senate conferees appointed to hash out the differences between the chambers’ contrasting highway funding measures had […]
IWLA Canadian Council Fall Conference Brings Voice of Customer to the Surface
It’s all about the customer experience. That was the theme of the IWLA Canadian Council Conference, Oct. 29, held in Vaughan, Ontario. Nearly 80 IWLA members gathered to hear top […]
IWLA Signs Positive Train Control Extension Letter
IWLA urges the U.S. Congress to extend the positive train control rule in the next highway bill to give the railroads a more appropriate timeframe to be in compliance. The […]
IWLA Council Summit & Regulatory Fly-in Event Made a Splash in D.C.
The 2015 IWLA Council Summit and Regulatory Fly-in left a big impression on Washington, D.C., last week with dozens of attendees coming together to discuss important regulations affecting their businesses. […]
Education & Workforce Committee Expresses Concerns Over OSHA’s Multiemployer Citation Standard
On Oct. 13, U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-Minn.) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) asked the Department of Labor (DOL) to provide information on […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders Introduces Workplace Democracy Act, Giving Employees More Opportunity to Unionize
On Oct. 6, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced the Workplace Democracy Act. The presidential nominee’s legislation is aimed at protecting the “millions of Americans who want to join unions and are […]
Call to Action: Congress Needs to Extend the Positive Train Control Deadline
Rail-served IWLA members must urge their Senators and Representatives to extend the Jan. 1, 2016 deadline to comply with the positive train control requirements. On Oct. 2, IWLA signed a […]
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