The City of Chicago pass a new Paid Leave and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance effective December 31, 2023 which requires up to 40 hours of paid leave during a 12-month period.
The Technology & Manufacturing Association’s Advocacy Team organized a meeting in November for State Senator Julie Morrison to visit Keats Manufacturing in Wheeling, Illinois.
· The National Labor Relations Board (“Board” or “NLRB”) has issued a new joint employer rule. The Board changed its joint employer analysis by case law in 2015, and again in 2020. This time the change comes via issuing a new regulation.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Nearly 75% of small and mid-sized manufacturers who responded to a recent survey say they oppose the new Chinese-owned Gotion Electric Vehicle battery plant in Manteno that received $536 million in Illinois tax credits and government subsidies to locate in Illinois.
SCHAUMBURG – More than 70% of Illinois small and midsized manufacturers anticipate a negative impact from a new state law, according to a survey of Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA) members.
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois General Assembly is returning this week for its annual veto session, and TMA was on hand to welcome members of the growing. Small and Midsized Manufacturers Caucus (SaMM Caucus).
CHICAGO – The Chinese company Gotion is moving forward in its plans to build a sizeable facility in Manteno, Illinois, e0 miles southwest of Chicago. The effort has drawn attention nationally, as federal and state tax dollars are reportedly being used to subsidize the $2 billion factory.
CHICAGO – Illinois’ Governor JB Pritzker proclaimed October 2023 as “Manufacturing Month” – honoring one of the state’s largest economic sectors, directly employing 9.5 percent of Illinois’ total workforce.
SPRINGFIELD, IL – As of October 1, 2023, Technology & Manufacturing Association-sponsored SaMM Caucus (Small and Midsized Manufacturers Caucus) consists of the following members of the Illinois General Assembly:
TMA’s nearly 800 members are concerned how state laws directly affect their businesses and determined to develop an active advocacy program in the State Capitol.