Labor and Employment
Manufacturers: Impact of Strike Will Echo Far Beyond Detroit
September 15, 2023Washington, D.C. – National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement on the United Auto Workers’ announcement to start a “Stand Up” strike: “The impact of this strike will echo far beyond the city of Detroit as multiple economic analyses have demonstrated. The small and medium-sized manufacturers across the country…
Overregulation and Workforce Challenges Weigh Heavily on Manufacturing Sector
September 13, 2023Optimism Sinks to Pandemic Lows in Q3 Outlook Survey
Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Manufacturers released its Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey for the third quarter of 2023, which registered the lowest level of optimism among NAM members (65.1%) since Q2 2020, as the sector continues to confront a tight labor market, unbalanced federal regulations and critical policy debates in Congress. “Manufacturers continue to…
Manufacturers Sue SEC to Protect Private Businesses, Release Data on Harmful Impact of Novel Rule Interpretation
September 12, 2023Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Manufacturers and the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers filed a SEC Rule 15c2-11 requires broker-dealers to ensure that key information about companies issuing over-the-counter equity securities is current and publicly available prior to quoting those issuers’ securities. SEC Rule 144A allows for resales of securities (primarily corporate debt issuances)…
West Coast Dockworkers Ratify Contract
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