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Tax reform means money can go where it’s needed most: empowering manufacturing workers to invest in the community, support their families, grow the economy, create more secure jobs, increase wages and make manufacturing in the U.S. more competitive.
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 Signal Concerns with Proposed DOL Overtime Rule
August 30, 2023NAM: DOL’s proposed rule would inject new regulatory burdens and compliance costs to an industry already reeling from workforce shortages
Washington, D.C. – In response to the U.S. Department of Labor’s issuance today of a proposed rule altering the exemptions for overtime eligibility under the Fair Labor Standards Act, National Association of Manufacturers Managing Vice President of Policy Chris Netram issued the following statement: “Manufacturers have spent the past several years adapting operations and personnel…
