NCCR Press Releases/Statements

NCCR Supports Small Business Tax Cut Act
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
National Council of Chain Restaurants today issued the following statement from Executive Director Rob Green in support of H.R. 9, the Small Business Tax Cut Act of 2012, sponsored by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va.
 
NCCR Laments Health Care Law's Impact on Chain Restaurants Two Years after Enactment
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
The National Council of Chain Restaurants today said significant deficiencies in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) continue to burden the chain restaurant industry two years after the law's enactment and urged Congress to take action to respond.
 
NCCR Urges Congress to Halt Ambush Election Regulation
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Congress needs to block the National Labor Relations Board from implementing controversial regulations allowing unions to hold "ambush" organizing elections, the National Council of Chain Restaurants said in a letter sent to Capitol Hill today.
 
NCCR to Lead Chain Restaurants in Stepping Up Advocacy on Commodity Issues
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Restaurant executives representing the country's largest chain restaurant companies participated in a National Council of Chain Restaurants summit in Washington, D.C. today to consider an industry advocacy plan for engaging in the debate about reforming federal ethanol standards and subsidies.
 
NRF Expresses Strong Support for Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
The National Retail Federation expressed strong support for legislation scheduled for a committee vote today that is intended to protect the balance of power between employers and employees during the labor organizing process.
 
NCCR Calls CFTC Vote 'Step in the Right Direction'
Monday, October 17, 2011
NCCR issued the following statement from Executive Director Rob Green on today's vote by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to establish position limits on speculative trading in a range of commodity markets:
 
Chain Restaurants Ask Congressional Supercommittee to End Ethanol Tax Credit and Tariff
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
NCCR and 16 of its member companies asked Congress' "supercommittee" to repeal a federal tax credit for corn-based ethanol producers and a related tariff on imported ethanol, saying the provisions drive up food prices for consumers and eliminating them could help reduce the deficit.
 
OSI Restaurant Partners Joins National Council of Chain Restaurants
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
NCCR announced today that OSI Restaurant Partners, one of the largest casual dining restaurant companies in the world, has become its newest member.
 
NRF Calls NLRB Proposal on Union Elections 'Backdoor Card Check'
Sunday, July 17, 2011
NRF today voiced strong opposition to a National Labor Relations Board proposal to use administrative procedures to implement a number of provisions similar to the controversial Employee Free Choice Act that was defeated in Congress four years ago.
 
NCCR Files Comments on FDA Menu Labeling Regulations
Monday, July 4, 2011
NCCR filed comments responding to menu labeling regulations proposed by the Food and Drug Administration, welcoming the proposal but asking for flexibility that would recognize differences between the restaurant industry and other foodservice sectors.