In my Editor’s Notes column in the March issue of packagePRINTING, I stated some reasons why I was against the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), pending legislation that could significantly alter the landscape for unionization for years to come, and hence, employer/employee relationships. This is definitely a hot button in the printing industry—as it should be.
President Obama signed into law a $787 billion stimulus bill on Feb. 17, 2009. Formally called the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), this bill has enough money to provide $2,570 for every man, woman, and child in the U.S. (Do the math and you’ll find it’s based on a population of about 306 million.)
Last month, I stated some reasons why I was against the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)—pending legislation that could significantly alter the landscape of unionization for years to come. Within the last few weeks, the Printing Industries of America and the TLMI have issued strong position statements against EFCA (see p. 8 for TLMI’s statement). This is definitely a hot button in the printing industry—as it should be.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Printing Industries of America (PIA) has responded to the Obama administration’s plan to assist small businesses in their economic recovery. The following is from a press release that PIA distributed.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. and PITTSBURGH, Pa.—Dan Gelbart, often credited as the father of modern computer-to-plate (CTP) technology for the printing industry, has been named the recipient of the 2008 Printing Industries of America Robert F. Reed Technology Medal. Gelbart received the award at a luncheon during the 2009 Technical Association for the Graphic Arts (TAGA) Annual Technical Conference in New Orleans on March 16.
The following is a statement from Printing Industries of America in response to the introduction of the Employee Free Choice Act in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation would effectively strip workers’ rights to a federally-overseen, secret ballot election to determine union representation and also allows private contract terms to be set by government arbitrators.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Michael Makin, president and CEO of Printing Industries of America, has released a statement in response to President Obama's Address to the Joint Session of Congress.
LEXINGTON, Ky.—Printing Industries of America is hosting the 2009 Continuous Improvement Conference April 5-8 at the Lexington Downtown Hotel & Conference Center in Lexington, Ky.
PITTSBURGH, Pa.—Printing Industries of America announced that James Hammer, president and CEO of Hammer Packaging in Rochester, New York, is the recipient of the 2008 Lewis Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award.
CHICAGO—Industry experts Andrew Paparozzi of NAPL and Frank Romano of the Rochester Institute of Technology have been added to the program agenda at Dscoop4, taking place Feb. 19-21 in Orlando, Fla.
