Masks and vaccinations are the story of the week with Governor’s squabbling with the President, Governor’s squabbling with each other, attorneys general squabbling with Mayor’s and once again, operators caught in the middle of both a health crisis and a political food fight. The two largest cities in America are soon to be mandating vaccination records to eat indoors and major companies are starting to enact their own policies. We’ll discuss the situation and where operators may find themselves going forward. And Sean Kennedy, the EVP of Public Affairs for the National Restaurant Association stops by the pod again to help us sort out the state of play with regard to the infrastructure package, why the Association supports it, and what may be next that impacts bottom lines of operators. And we’ll discuss the unexpected passing of AFL-CIO head Richard Trumpka and what the nation’s largest union may look like in the years ahead. We’ll discuss those issues and wrap it up with the legislative scorecard.

Episode 220: NRA’s Sean Kennedy Discusses the Impact of the Infrastructure Bills on the Industry

The industry has been enjoying a nice run of political success lately with the National Restaurant Association staring down the Small Business Administration over restaurant relief funds and the International Franchise Association basically determining who is and is not acceptable to run the Labor Department’s Wage & Hour Division. To what do we owe this burgeoning political power? We'll discuss.
And it's do or die time in California as the FAST Act takes center stage. We’ll take a look at what industry leaders need to do this week to have a chance of winning.
And the primary election train keeps on rolling and we’ll discuss the results that could have oversized impacts on the industry - namely Michigan and Kansas.
We’ll discuss those issues and wrap it up with the legislative scorecard.

Episode 260: Industry Continues to Flex its Muscle in Washington, DC.

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Episode 260: Industry Continues to Flex its Muscle in Washington, DC.

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