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Small Business AdvocacyThe Workplace Solution Association (WSA) has served as the voice of the independent dealer for 119 years. IOPFDA has worked hand-in-hand with independent dealers to ensure they have a seat at the policy-making table in Washington, our State Capitals, and in our local communities. Today small businesses play an increasingly more important role in our economy. No longer are we just local suppliers. Today with the continuing advances in technology, we are part of the global economic engine that drives our economy. According to the Small Business Administration, small businesses created 64% of all new private sector jobs between 2005-2019.[1] We are the job creators today and thanks to WSA experience legislative team, we have a recognized and respected voice on Capitol Hill. The issues facing independent dealers continues to grow. Although we are the job creators, we don’t enjoy the same treatment when it comes to support from our Nation’s leaders. This is why WSA is so important to the industry. WSA and its dedicated grassroots leadership works tirelessly on behalf of independent dealers. In good time and during crisis like we saw in 202 with COVID-19. It was IOPFDA who ensured we were considered essential. It was WSA who worked hard to ensure Congress provided critical stimulus funds to our businesses. As we continue to grow and as the way the private sector and federal, state, and local governments do business, we need to ensure we are all focused on those critical issues that directly impact our bottom-line. To help us achieve our goals, we have an industry Government Affairs Committee within WSA that helps monitor the issues directly impacting our businesses. We have a seasoned lobbying team working for us on Capitol Hill focused on the following issues:
To counter these escalating costs, WSA continues to support Association Health Plans (AHP’s). From 2016-2020 we saw a real effort in Congress and the Trump Administration to push for implementation of these plans. Although we have made great strides to allow AHP’s into the marketplace, we are still in limbo. AHP’s would help drive small business healthcare costs down by roughly 20%. This is a significant savings, especially as the job market tightens.
The findings set the stage for possible future legislation designed to rein in Big Tech, even as antitrust enforcers at the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission gear up for potential litigation against some of the companies.
WSA Outstanding Leaders Awards: https://jwp.io/s/NETlmTDW Opening Comments and Keynote Speakers: https://jwp.io/s/AiMnHIN3 COVID-19 Relief: Past, Present, and Future: https://jwp.io/s/Q1asYSCi ISSA Track Tariffs & Trade: https://jwp.io/s/uJR6HIrZ WSA Track General Services Administration Online Platform – Selling to the Federal Government: https://jwp.io/s/4vfXnLSx Day 2 Opening Remarks and Keynote Speakers: https://jwp.io/s/wbv19KuY OSHA Cleaning Standards and Hazard Communications: https://jwp.io/s/wh41DWal WSA Track Amazon and Anti-Trust Dilemma For Small Businesses: https://jwp.io/s/6Ah6HTkt Closing Ceremonies IOPFDA Outstanding Leaders Awards and ISSA Advocates of the Year Awards: https://jwp.io/s/CxpiHlDe Industry Leaders Roundtable: https://jwp.io/s/2GcxhJNM
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