Government Affairs

The AKFCF's Government Affairs committee is making strides in Washington!   KFC Franchisees of the Government Affairs committee will "hit the Hill" in October 2011 for their annual "fly-in" to DC to visit with congress and lobby on your behalf.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AKFCF Government Affairs Committee

Brandon Robertson, Chairman (Southwest)
Lesley Hottinger, PAC Chair (Great Lakes)
Gene Duenow, Secretary (Upper Midwest)

Peg Duenow, Treasurer (Upper Midwest)
Jeff Baker, (Southern California)
Bob Carlucci (Northeast)
Chris Fowler (At-Large)
Brett Sibert (Northwest)
Brett Harris (At-Large)
Wiley Dean (Southeast)
Dan Gans/Amanda Hagy (Polaris)

Larue Kohl (AKFCF 1st VP)

 

Your Government Affairs Committee is continuing to work hard on behalf of all our Franchisees.  While the majority of this legislative session has been tied up with Budget fights and the Debt crisis we are confident that we will have opportunities later this year to work on issues with our congressional leaders that are important to all franchisees.  Already this year we have had success in finalizing the removal of the 1099 reporting requirement and limiting the fees that banks can charge relative to the use of debit cards.  We have our fall fly in coming up in just a few short weeks on October 4th and 5th.   Our primary initiatives to discuss with congress are below:

Obamacare -  little has changed on this topic as we await the eventual Supreme Court ruling but we will make sure that Congress knows how it will impact our business.  There is little interest in the Republican House to propose any amendments to the legislation as they do not want to in any way derail the effort that is taking place in the courts to get the entire law thrown out as unconstitutional.

Card Check - Labor rules changes for the unions.  National Labor Relations Board recently proposed a plan to dramatically speed up the timeline for holding union elections once a union petition has been filed.  The current time table is 42 days and in the proposed change it could be reduced to 10.  We need congress to help in any way they can to keep the Obama administration from making it easier for unions to be formed.

At the fly in we will be hosting The 6th Annual AKFCF Congressional Reception: A 70th Anniversary Salute to the Colonel in the Cannon House Caucus Room.  This event is very well attended by the staff and members of congress.  Last year we had over 700 member and staff attend the event and are sure to have a similar turnout this year.   The menu at the receptions is entirely made up of KFC products.  We server Original Recipe Chicken on the Bone,  Crispy Strips, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Cole Slaw and many other products.  This event builds good will for our great brand and, yes, the "20 something" staffers eat a lot of chicken on the bone.

We need YOUR help and support to keep these positive initiatives going!

Click on the flag to make a contribution to the AKFCF PAC with your personal credit card or check.

 

 

Questions, email or call Peg Duenow at 952.469.4986