Contact Buckley O'Mell, VP of Advocacy, at 501.377.6005.
Key Issues
Education & Workforce
The chamber opposes:
- Attempts to enact a Public Employee Collective Bargaining Act
- Legislation that requires public or private employers to withhold union dues from employee paychecks
- Any attempt to repeal, reverse, or limit the Arkansas Right to Work law
Keeping Our Community Safe
The chamber supports:
- Increasing county reimbursement rates for state prisoners
- A new, dedicated revenue source for the Pulaski County jail
- Innovative improvements to state and local prevention, intervention, and treatment efforts
- Timely transfer of state prisoners in the Pulaski County jail to Department of Corrections facilities