Workforce/Education – Page 3 – Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association

Businesses have a continuing need for employees who will arrive at work every day free of the influence of drugs or alcohol; be able to work in a group environment; read and give written instructions; make effective use of oral communication skills; perform basic math functions necessary for the job; and operate a piece of technology or equipment. The Commonwealth should regularly review existing education and workforce development programs to ensure that each is achieving high quality results at an acceptable cost-per-student. PMA supports school choice, coordinating and consolidating best-practice workforce development programs, and expansions of Educational Improvement Tax Credit program.

Rookie Governor Inflicts Six Months of Pain and Suffering for No Reason

January 07, 2016 | Business Tax Relief | Workforce/Education

For all practical purposes, the General Fund budget signed in part by Governor Wolf in late December was the same one he vetoed in early July. At the time of the signing, he didn’t indulge the press to answer the most obvious question: why sign it now but not then? Surely, he could have saved ...

Kids Face Loss Of Millions In Scholarship Money Under “Education Governor”

December 17, 2015 | Business Tax Relief | Workforce/Education

Under current Pennsylvania law, it is solely the responsibility of the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) to release Educational Improvement Tax Credits (EITC) and the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credits (OSTC) to the approved business applicants. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is currently withholding $150 million in credits, threatening the future of schools and programs ...

Governor Vetoes Emergency Funding Bills; Public Opinion On Budget Stalemate Shifting

September 30, 2015 | Workforce/Education

Governor Tom Wolf vetoed funding approved by the General Assembly last week to rescue social services, school funding, and other programs stranded by Wolf’s state government shutdown. Three months into the fiscal year, the governor clings to his position that he will sign nothing but a complete, final budget plan. Anything short of that is ...

Tom Corbett: An Appreciation

In his four statewide campaigns for public office, Tom Corbett presented himself as the candidate who would make the tough decisions and do the right thing. As he now concludes a decade of public service to our Commonwealth, he has proven himself to be a man of his word. While governor, Tom Corbett stopped the ...

Senate Republican Leadership Releases Promising Statement on Jobs/Economy

December 18, 2014 | Workforce/Education

Fact: The healthiest way to increase tax revenues is through job growth not higher tax rates. Along these lines, the incoming Senate Republican Leadership team released a promising statement as Pennsylvania faces the duel threat of yet another budget deficit and an incoming governor who campaigned on raising taxes. Recent news articles and statements from ...

PMA Voter Engagement

October 15, 2014 | Business Tax Relief | Labor Issues | Workforce/Education

Election 2014 is almost here and there is a quick, easy, and risk-free way for you to disseminate pertinent political and policy information to your colleagues and employees. Employees trust their employers for political and policy information more than any other source. In fact, according to market research by the Business and Industry Political Action ...

Rep. Michele Brooks Brings Power to the People

August 14, 2014 | Business Tax Relief | Workforce/Education

Rep. Michele Brooks Brings Power to the People the Old Fashioned Way… Jobs

No One’s Interest But Their Own

July 10, 2014 | Business Tax Relief | Workforce/Education

Governor Tom Corbett confronted the state’s most powerful special interest when he asked lawmakers to send him, as part of the budget, bills reforming public pensions and privatizing liquor sales. The public sector unions have prevented both of these reforms from reaching his desk. As a result, the Governor announced today that he will blue-line-veto $65 million in General Assembly ...

PMA Drug Screen Survey

June 10, 2014 | Labor Issues | Workforce/Education

Survey of manufacturing employers showing one in three potential new-hires refuses or fails drug test.

Stop the Dumping of Foreign Steel

May 07, 2014 | Workforce/Education

Steel Industry, Workers Urge Commerce Department to Stop Dumping of Foreign Steel American steel producers and the United Steelworkers (USW) are working together to stop foreign “dumping” of seamless tubes, or oil country tubular goods (OCTG), which are used in the gas and oil industry. Dumping is the practice of exporting products at a subsidized ...