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March 26-30, 2011
2011 ABA ConventionJ.W. Marriott San Antonio Hill Country San Antonio, Texas |
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Time is Running Out - 2011 Regulatory Issues and 112th Congress Call is NEXT Week!
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Inside you'll find:
- American Bakers PAC Fundraising Totals for the 2010 Election Cycle
- PAC Contribution Results & Analysis
- ABA Member PAC Check Transmittal Photos
- Message from PAC Chairman Steve Avera, Flowers Foods
- PAC Campaign Event Highlights from Across the Nation
Feel free to share the newsletter with your salaried employees - we need to spread the word about the value American Bakers PAC brings to the baking industry.
To learn more about ABA's political activities, please contact ABA Political Director Kelly Knowles at 202-789-0300 or kknowles@americanbakers.org. |
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How Will EEOC Regulations Impact the Baking Industry?
 Commissioner Victoria Lipnic will answer this and more during the HR Committee Luncheon on Monday, Jan. 24, 2011.
Victoria A. Lipnic, commissioner, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will be the special guest speaker at the Human Resources Committee Luncheon during the committee's annual winter meeting. Ms. Lipnic formerly served as an assistant secretary at the Department of Labor from 2002 to 2009 where she oversaw the Wage and Hour Division, the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs and the Office of Labor Management Standards. Ms. Lipnic will give valuable insight into what regulations the baking industry can expect from EEOC in 2011.
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ABA Continues Urging an End to Ethanol Subsidies 
In response to Senate action over the weekend, ABA and others continue pushing for an end to ethanol subsidies. This weekend the Senate defeated a vote on a package of tax policy extensions, including a year extension of the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) at $.36 per gallon, a 20 percent reduction from current levels. "Reducing the corn ethanol tax credit is a step in the right direction," said ABA President and CEO Robb MacKie. "However, allowing the ethanol tax credit to expire at the end of 2010 creates greater certainty for the grain industry. Other grains, including wheat, may increasingly be in shorter supply as the nation continues losing wheat acreage and market volatility remains high."
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What's D.C.'s Agenda for Your Business?
The ABA Human Resources Committee, Safety Committee, Legal Committee, and Distribution Task Force will hold joint meetings Jan. 24-25, 2011, to hear from key legislative and regulatory speakers, including Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) and Dr. David Michaels, MPH, Asst. Secretary, OSHA.
This joint meeting also includes:
- Reception and Dinner on Capitol Hill with Guest Speaker Rep. John Kline (Invited) and newly-elected members of Congress
- Roundtable discussion on how the 2012 congressional and regulatory agenda will impact the baking industry - led by Randel Johnson, Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Invited)
- Legislative and regulatory update by Peter Susser, Littler, and ABA staff.
Registration is by committee:
- HR Committee Meeting Registration Form | HR Meeting Info
- Safety Committee Meeting Registration Form & Agenda
- Legal Committee Meeting Registration Form & Agenda
- Distribution Meeting Registration
- More information on joint sessions and program
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| What is ABA? Who does ABA represent?
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The American Bakers Association (ABA) advocates on behalf of over 700 baking facilities and their suppliers.
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$70B | The baking industry generates more than $70 billion in economic activity annually.
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The baking industry employs close to half a million highly skilled people. |
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It was our pleasure to bring this message to you from the American Bakers Association. Please contact us if you have comments or suggestions.
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Have a great day!
ABA Membership & Communications Department
Karin Soyster Fitzgerald, CMP, CAE - Vice President, Membership Services
Kelly Kotche - Director, Membership and Communications
Margaret Collins - Membership Services & Web site Coordinator
American Bakers Association
1300 I Street, NW, Suite 700 West
Washington, DC 20005
202-789-0300 phone
202-898-1164 fax
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