Helpful Information

Manufacturer’s Association of the Hudson Valley

Advocacy

Acting together, Council of Industry members are a powerful force for positive change.

The Council’s government relations service gives members a louder voice on legislative issues affecting their businesses. Representing over 135 firms in New York’s Hudson Valley, the organization's staff is active on critical public policy issues, ranging from state energy programs to workers' compensation to Medicaid.

Our public policy efforts are guided by the Council of Industry's Public Policy Agenda (See issue priorities listed below.) We survey our members annually to determine our legislative priorities and develop this agenda. We also conduct ad-hoc surveys on important issues throughout the year, including data collection on workers' compensation and energy costs.

The Council of Industry is a founding member of the Manufacturers Alliance of New York State, an association of like-minded organizations that support manufacturing. Together the organizations that form the Manufacturers Alliance represent nearly 600 firms in every region of the state.

For information on the Council’s government relations service, please call 845-565-1355 ext 25.

New York State Issues:

Reform the Workers Compensation System
Reduce Healthcare Costs
Stop Albany Dysfunction
Improve the Energy Supply
Cut Taxes
Ease the Medicaid Burden
Increase Job Training Resources
Other State Issues of Interest:
- Tort Reform
- Incentives to Invest in New York State
- Superfund Financing Amendments

Federal Issues:

Reduce Healthcare Costs
Develop a National Energy Policy
Encourage Investment in American Manufacturing
Support Tort Reforms
Defend Fair Trade Policies
Other Federal Issues:
- Research and Development
- A Tax Policy that Enhances Economic Growth
- Cost-cutting Reforms
- Technology Policy- Worker and Skills Enhancing Efforts

Helpful Information and Websites

The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) provides this website page http://www.namspeakout.org/, where you can find information on key advocacy issues concerning manufacturers. The site will generate a draft email automatically that you can personalize or simply submit. A few dozen letters from manufactures like you may well have a significant impact on this legislative process – so your voice does count!

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