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Spotlight on PMA
Vote for Manufacturing on November 8
Election Day, November 8, 2016, is right around the corner. The next president will decide whether the Supreme Court remains pro-business, or goes in another direction for a whole generation. The next Congress may tackle tax reform, and many other issues critical to the industry. Democrats are within four or five seats of retaking control of the U.S. Senate, and 40 or 50 races in the House of Representatives are extremely close. There is no doubt, manufacturers in all states are witnessing the most consequential election in years and
Please visit the One Voice website for additional information about PMA’s advo- cacy efforts.
out if you can vote early and locate a polling location.
must have their voices heard.
PMA, through its One Voice advocacy partnership, has
Indiana’s top two candidates for gov- ernor and U.S. Senate will gather with manufacturing leaders in Kokomo, IN, on October 17 to discuss their plans for the industry’s future. Several hundred owners and key managers from across the state will attend this event, hosted by PMA’s Indiana District in partnership with the Indiana Chapter of the National Tooling & Machining Association, Women in Manufacturing, the Indiana Manufacturers Association and the Wabash Valley Lean Network.
assembled a number of tools to help those of us working in manufacturing—from owners to shop-floor employees— participate in these important upcoming elections. The
One Voice website, www.metalworkingadvocate.org/resources, contains the following: • Get Out The Vote Poster for the Plant
• Congressional Scorecard—See how members of Congress have voted and their
level of support for small and medium-sized manufacturers
• Invite a Member of Congress to Your Plant—A how-to guide to invite an elected
official to tour your plant
•Voter Registration and Early Voting Options—Help employees register to vote, find
“Manufacturing is a major part of the economy in Indiana, employing over 17 percent of the state’s workforce,” says
PMA Indiana District to Host Manufacturing Conference
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