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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.

PMA Bulletin – April 10, 2014

Strong Showing for Governor Corbett at Annual Conservative Event Governor Tom Corbett earned praise last Friday from the “dean” of the conservative movement in Pennsylvania. Emphasizing the administration’s pro-growth efforts, Frederick W. Anton III told a crowded ballroom at the 25th annual Pennsylvania Leadership Conference in Camp Hill that he was “100 percent behind the ...

PMA Bulletin – Corbett Budget Reaction

“You Can’t Go Wrong” — Reaction to Governor Tom Corbett’s 2014 Budget Address In his annual budget address this week, Governor Tom Corbett reiterated his pro-growth vision for Pennsylvania, continuing fiscal restraint while upholding state government’s responsibilities to the commonwealth’s citizens. Governor Corbett placed the need for private sector growth on an equal station with adequately ...

“PMA Perspective” Program to Bring Legislative Issues to Life

“PMA Perspective” Program to Bring Legislative Issues to Life PMA is pleased to announce the launch of a new half-hour cable program, “PMA Perspective”. The show will air on the Pennsylvania Cable News Network (PCN) and will focus on how policies enacted in Harrisburg and Washington impact manufacturers, job creators, and the overall health and ...

PMA Bulletin: October 9, 2013

October 09, 2013 | Labor Issues | Limits on Lawsuit Abuse | Workforce/Education

Labor Reform Says: “You Broke It, You Bought It” Lady Justice is depicted wearing a blindfold and holding balanced scales, representing impartiality. But in Pennsylvania, the scales are tipped in favor of organized labor. Union protectionism in Pennsylvania goes so far that it actually permits certain activities that would send anyone else to jail. Now, ...

PMA Bulletin — July 3, 2013

July 03, 2013 | Business Tax Relief | Regulatory Reform | Workforce/Education

A Third Sensible and On-Time State Budget The good news is that the General Assembly sent Governor Corbett a $27.83 billion budget that supports record investment in education, including science, technology, engineering, and math programs and vital job training initiatives throughout the commonwealth. This is a pro-jobs budget consistent with the same successful elements Pennsylvania ...

PMA Bulletin — May 8, 2013

May 08, 2013 | Labor Issues | Workforce/Education

Tom Corbett: The More Jobs Governor Gaining a political advantage by taking an opponent’s remark out of context dates back as far as politics itself. Even politics needs its limits though. Twisting Governor Corbett’s recent comments about how drug abuse narrows the field of qualified workers is beyond even the political pale. Drug abuse is ...

PMA Bulletin — March 27, 2013

March 26, 2013 | Business Tax Relief | Regulatory Reform | Workforce/Education

GMAC Recommendations Taking Shape In PA; Over 190,000 Job Openings Posted on PA Website On Thursday, March 28, Governor Tom Corbett will be in the Lehigh Valley to announce a campaign to implement his Manufacturing Council’s (GMAC) top recommendation under its Talent and Workforce initiative — the Adopt a School program. Whoever said manufacturing is ...

PMA Bulletin — February 27, 2013

Corbett Budget Keeps Government Focused on Core Functions Over the next two weeks, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees will continue holding budget hearings on the proposed FY 2013-14 spending plan Governor Tom Corbett unveiled on February 5. Here’s to trusting that when the hearings end on March 7, lawmakers conclude, as we have, ...

PMA Bulletin — February 6, 2013

February 06, 2013 | Workforce/Education

Governor’s Education Initiative Key to Privatizing Liquor Business in Pennsylvania Last week, Governor Tom Corbett demolished any lingering excuse for why, 80 years after the end of prohibition, Pennsylvania is still in the liquor business. The Governor is proposing that the money generated from the breakup and sale of the Liquor Control Board (LCB) monopoly ...

The Bulletin — October 3, 2012

October 03, 2012 | Workforce/Education

Keep Competition Thriving in Education: Approve Charter School Reform Lawmakers have an opportunity in the few days left in the 2012-13 legislative session to make a 15 year-old charter school system, with a shining track record in Pennsylvania, even better. These reform proposals, however, are stalled in the General Assembly. The differences are over the ...