Before raising our glasses to toast this winter’s abundant El Niño rainfall, here’s a sobering thought: Because of deliberate efforts to protect fish by limiting
California’s manufacturers place a high premium on a skilled workforce that produces world-class products while protecting their safety and the safety of their neighbors in
By signing SB 90 and AB 93, Gov. Brown put California back in the mix for the country’s next round of long-term manufacturing investments. The Governor has
California manufacturers are among the best friends the state’s economy can have. The sector pays an annual average of $74,000 in wages and traditionally is one of the best
We congratulate Gov. Jerry Brown on a proposed balanced budget that will help California provide important government services. We appreciate that the Governor proposes the
It’s more important than ever that our leaders find ways to help California’s manufacturers grow and compete for our state’s fair share of the nation’s manufacturing renaissance. What
A few days ago, Governor Brown made the surprising statement that our state’s massive loss of manufacturing jobs is not a unique California problem because we have “lost
California has an unemployment rate of 12 percent, lost 11,600 jobs
last month and has no plan for creating jobs for the more than two
million California workers who are looking for work. Texas has an
unemployment rate of 8.1 percent, created 37,200 jobs last month and
has an aggressive plan for investment and job creation.
Last week provided an eye-opening look at some of the important
differences between California and Texas for a delegation of
California legislators, Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom and business
association leaders who traveled to Austin, Texas on an economic
development fact finding mission.
The mission was conceived by Assemblyman Dan Logue who arranged for
ten legislators to spend two days in Austin talking to California
companies who had recently moved or expanded operations in Texas.
The group also met with Governor Rick Perry, officials from his
administration and members of the Texas Legislature.
Barbara Boxer decried the loss of manufacturing jobs to other states and other countries, but the exodus of American manufacturing jobs has much to do with her job-killing policies that have made it harder and more costly for manufacturers to operate in the United States.
Boxer voted for more than $1 trillion in higher taxes, she voted for a health care bill that actually jeopardizes the benefits manufacturers offer our employees and she championed a cap-and-trade bill that threatened to kill 850,000 jobs in just five years. Boxer also voted against the free trade agreements that would have helped open up new markets for our country’s manufacturing companies. Barbara Boxer’s newfound interest in fighting for manufacturers is the epitome of election-year pandering, and California manufacturers simply won’t stand for it.