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The latest ALCC news, including Colorado Green NOW articles, legislative updates, and programming announcements.
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Monday, February 08, 2016 02:00 AM |
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 I just completed recruiting engagements with two companies. One required a salesperson and the other, a sales manager.
Here are three things I discovered:
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Monday, February 08, 2016 02:00 AM |
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 Tom Sunderland and Becky Hammond of Native Edge Landscapes recently shared with Colorado Green NOW the story of they developed a way to turn terrific seasonal employees into year-round staff members.
Mid-summer last year, we realized at Native Edge that we had put together a really great team of employees who may not be available next year. We didn't want to take a chance of losing anyone by having to lay off people when the winter months arrived, as we had in the past. We decided to find a way to keep this team year-round.
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On Tuesday, February 9, at 2:00 PM, the Colorado Senate Finance Committee is scheduled for a hearing on SB36, which will help reform the Colorado sales tax system. ALCC will testify in support of the bill. View the fact sheet about the bill here.
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Thursday, February 04, 2016 02:00 AM |
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There are two letters circulating on the Hill asking to address the processing delays in the H-2B program. One letter is from Rep. Andy Harris to Secretary Perez (view/download here) and the other is from Reps. Keating and Benishek to Asst. Secretary Wu (view/download here). Please reach out to your House representative and ask them to sign on to these letters. Explain the urgency that you and other landscape companies and seasonal businesses in Colorado are facing.
It’s possible that a Senate version of this will come up in the coming days. Watch the LAB for updates as they are available. Contact Kristen Fefes at 303 757-5611 if you would like to discuss.
Recently on the LAB:
The effect of H-2B processing delays
H-2B program experiencing delays
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Tuesday, February 02, 2016 02:00 AM |
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Many business owners have expressed frustration about the delays at DHS and DOL that threaten their ability to get workers on time and have additional consequences related to running a business. The delays and breakdowns appear to be at many points along the process.
ALCC invites members to take a few minutes to send a sentence or two about what it means if you don’t get your workers on time (e.g., “If I don’t have them April 1, it will mean X US workers laid, off $500,000 in business, etc”). Submit your comments by Friday so ALCC can share it along with employer testimonials from around the country. The goal is to show the systemic problem within the program.
Those of you who are experiencing delays, please also reach out to Senators Bennet and Gardner as well as your House Representative. You can find their contact information here, or you can reach them via the Capitol switchboard (202-225-3121).
In the meantime, the H-2B Workforce Coalition is continuing to reach out to Congress and discuss additional oversight of DOL and DHS through letters, phone calls, appropriations hearings and other mechanisms. Your efforts to contact the Hill to share your concerns will greatly enhance those efforts. Please contact Kristen Fefes if you’d like to discuss.
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