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Boots on
the Ground
in Washington, D.C.,
Pays Dividends
PMA leadership long has recognized the need for continued boots-on-the-ground representation in our nation’s capital, and to educate the public on the importance of manufacturing issues. Its One Voice lobbying team excels in this mission, and is needed more today than ever before.
BY BRAD F. KUVIN, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
In 2003, the Precision Metalforming of One Voice: promote U.S. government dates and other government officials
policies to help ensure a strong U.S. manufacturing sector. The majority of PMA member companies are family- owned small businesses, two-thirds of which are structured as a Sub-Chapter S Corporation or similar pass-through entity, paying taxes at individual rates. Nearly 75 percent of members report that they currently have at least one job opening in their manufacturing plants, with 98 percent of members reporting that they expect challenges recruiting younger workers.
One Voice encourages its members to invite members of Congress, candi-
Association (PMA) began partner-
ing with lobbying and communi- cations firms to give a voice to the mil- lions of middle-market manufacturing companies that supply tooling, stamped and fabricated parts, and assemblies to Tier One and OEM cus- tomers. In 2008, PMA joined forces with the National Tooling and Machin- ing Association (NTMA) to create One Voice, the combined federal advocacy program designed specifically to rep- resent small and medium-sized U.S. manufacturers.
Among the key goals and objectives
to their manufacturing plants to learn more about the industry and the busi- ness, and to meet employees. One Voice regularly helps arrange plant tours, CEO roundtables, town halls and other events for manufacturers to connect with policymakers.
Lobbyists and Communications Experts Lead the Charge
Leading the charge on behalf of PMA, NTMA and their member com- panies, and representing their interests before Congress and the Administra- tion is the team at The Franklin Part-
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