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Free Benchmarking Report for TMTA Members
The Performance Benchmarking Service group (PBS is a part of the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center) is offering their benchmarking report free-of-charge to only a few national industry associations and TMTA is proud to be one of those chosen.
By completing and returning one of the sector-specific questionnaires (does not require sensitive financial disclosure) listed on the page below by March 23, 2012, members will receive their free, confidential, customized report comparing thier company's performance to others in their selected comparison group.
Click here for details!
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TMTA Backs H.R. 639:
TMTA Fights for You for Currency Reform
H.R. 639, if it becomes law, will amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relating to a fundamentally undervalued currency of any foreign country.
Previous legislation (H.R. 2378) passed the House but did not pass the Senate. H.R. 639 begins the process again.
TMTA has been active in efforts to add co-sponsors to the existing members of the House of Representative listed on H.R. 639.
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From the White House News:
President Obama’s Blueprint to Support U.S. Manufacturing Jobs, Discourage Outsourcing, and Encourage Insourcing
In his State of the Union address, President Obama laid out a Blueprint for an America Built to Last, encouraging companies to create manufacturing jobs in the United States while removing deductions for shipping jobs overseas and encouraging insourcing. Full article
From Manufacturing & Technology News:
Bye-Bye Baldrige: U.S. Decides Quality Is Not Worth $9 Million
It will now be up to the private sector to keep the Baldrige award operational. But the private foundation that supports the program isn't so sure it can do so for very long. Full article
From HuffPost Business News:
Caterpillar Inc. Slashes Workers' Pay, Despite Surging Profits
Corporate profits are higher than ever, but for many workers, things just keep getting worse. Full article
From TradeReform News:
U.S. High-tech Jobs Lost as Technological Lead Shrinks
The United States lost 28 percent of its high-technology manufacturing jobs over the last decade, as the nation's rapidly shrinking lead in science and technology in the global marketplace was accompanied by a toll on U.S. high-tech jobs, according to a new study released today by the National Science Board (NSB), the policy making body for the National Science Foundation. Full article
From NPR News:
Cheap Chinese Panels Spark Solar Power Trade War
There's a solar trade war going on inside the U.S., sparked by an invasion of inexpensive imports from China. The U.S. solar industry is divided over these imports: Panel-makers say their business is suffering and want a tariff slapped on the imports. But other parts of the industry say these cheap panels are driving a solar boom in the U.S. Full article
From Click on Detroit News:
Element Electronics to build TVs in Michigan
A Michigan company is gearing up to be the first in years to build television sets in the United States. Element Electronics in Canton will soon house an assembly line that will crank out 46-inch and larger TVs. Full article
Support Fixing America's Economy (Part 2)
Last year 300 associations, companies and concerned citizens signed the Fixing America's Economy document. It is more important than ever for political leaders and candidates to take action.
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Learn Continuous Chest Compression CPR
Every three days, more Americans die from sudden cardiac arrest than the number who died in the 9-11 attacks.
You can lessen this recurring loss by learning Continuous Chest Compression CPR, a hands-only CPR method that doubles a person's chance of surviving cardiac arrest.
It's easy and does not require mouth-to-mouth contact, making it more likely bystanders will try to help, and it was developed at the University of Arizona College of Medicine.
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TMTA encourages you to patronize the companies on our page who manufacture items in the USA. Click on the flag below.
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Death by China
Confronting the Dragon -
A Global Call to Action
by: Peter Navarro &
Greg Autry
Soon to be the world's largest economy, China is attacking on every front, with every available weapon - from protectionism and currency manipulation to cyber attacks and espionage. Around the globe, China is also doing whatever it takes to capture crucial resources - even if it means promoting nuclear proliferation by the world's most dangerous regimes.
An incredible and incredibly shameful story, Death by China tells it alll. But understanding the reality of China's assault on America is only the beginning. Leading economists Peter Navarro and Greg Autry offer a complete plan for suviving the global power shift China has already engineered - and halting the Dragon's onslaught before it's too late.
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