Your team in Washington explores the Biden administration's Covid-19 vaccine mandates and what that means for manufacturers, the latest updates on budget reconciliation and infrastructure, and trade tariffs. The team also explains Democrats' plan for a new tax on billionaires&nbsp;and the potential hurdles it would face.&nbsp;

Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates, Trade Tariffs and Billionaires Tax

Congress is continuing to work throughout the holidays and so will we. Your advocacy team in Washington provides a status report about news coming from Capitol Hill— including the Build Back Better bill, Covid-19 vaccine mandates, the debt ceiling, tariff-rate quotas (TRQs)— and what it all means for the manufacturing industry. The team also reminds listeners to fill out the One Voice Annual Survey, which lays the groundwork for the work that will be done over the next twelve months.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Status Update from Capitol Hill:  Infrastructure, Vaccine Mandates, TRQs, and More

The full co-host crew is together for this pre-Memorial Day Weekend episode. Omar Nashashibi, John Guzik, Paul Nathanson, and Caitlin Sickles discuss the state of play in Congress including the progress (or not) on tax legislation and what manufacturers waiting on relief can do. The episode also covers a recent USTR review of the China Section 301 tariffs. Listen for a brief history of the 301 tariffs which were initially imposed by the Trump administration and have remained a favored tool for Biden Administration in their trade war with China. After all, in an election year, policy is often politics. The episode ends with a quick update on the proposed OSHA Heat Rule and what the Congressional Review Act – and the Trump Administration’s history of wielding it – means for a last-minute rush to regulate.

Sounds like Summer

Summer Crenshaw explains Tilr: "Tilr is a mobile first technology that matches people’s skills to company job requirements to automate the recruitment process. So really we’re in the business of eliminating discrimination and closing the skill gap through our technology."

One example she uses: a person who has been a restaurant server and a customer service representative has all the skills for a job as a bank teller--and that's the job Tilr matched her to. And the success rate is terrific. According to Summer, 60-70% of the people placed by Tilr are offered full time, permanent roles at the companies.

Matching Skills To Jobs: Karl Ulrich talks with Tilr founder Summer Crenshaw

We are speaking with US Navy Veteran Hernán (Air-non) Luis y Prado. After returning home Hernan realized that many of his fellow veterans were not getting proper opportunities in the workforce. Given the skills gap in American manufacturing, Hernan saw a chance to address both needs. Hernan shares his very passionate story about how he risked his own career to help veterans gain the skills they needed.
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Filling Americas Skills Gap with Veterans - Ep6

You want your employees highly skilled, and performing competently and safely, as quickly as possible – So what is a Training Needs Analysis, or a TNA, and why should you consider developing one?

Welcome to The Workplace Training Podcast, discussing some of the main issues, ideas, and ideologies in the field of education and training for the workforce. Whether you’re a manager, an educator, a learner – or a combination of all three – you’ll hopefully find some food for thought and maybe some ideas for application in your organisation in our weekly workplace training broadcasts.

Episode 1: Analysing the Training Needs of your Workplace

On this week’s episode, the One Voice team in Washington breaks down what is – and isn’t – happening in Congress as the Senate works its way through an impeachment trial.&nbsp; What does a win for the President on trade mean for election 2020 and how will changing (positive!) American attitudes on manufacturing shape candidates’ platforms across the board?&nbsp;

Americans Want Candidates Who Care about Manufacturing

This week, your Washington team met remotely to discuss the federal legislative response to COVID-19 and how those programs are being implemented. In the second half of the program, we cover political impacts, particularly the 2020 presidential election. For the latest information from the One Voice team on all things COVID-19, visit .

COVID-19: The Implementation of Legislative Responses & the Political Impacts

This week, your One Voice advocacy team met up to talk about the latest developments in the November election, including this week's recent primary results from many states. In addition to making final predictions for Biden's running mate, we talk COVID-19 legislative news and more.

Final Vice President Predictions, Latest Campaign Chatter, and More

Your DC advocacy team met this week to discuss everything hitting the news cycle as the election looms. We cover polling, voting in a pandemic, Amy Coney Barrett's hearings, the COVID relief package that keeps winking in and out of existence, and much more.

The Home Stretch: Voting Has Begun, but "There's a Lot of Camping Left"

Born to Design takes you inside the most fascinating stories coming out of the design and manufacturing world. The surprising backstories of amazing creators. Harrowing near-failures that became overnight successes. Uplifting examples of the many ways our community is changing the world for the better. Presented by SOLIDWORKS, Born to Design is a podcast for dreamers, designers, and creators of all kinds.

Meet entrepreneurs and learn the secrets to their startup success on Launch Pad, brought to you by Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship and hosted by Karl Ulrich, Vice Dean of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the Wharton School, Rob Coneybeer, Co-founder & Managing Director of Shasta Ventures, and more.

Launch Pad was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 132, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School. 

Launch Pad from The Wharton School is not associated with Blackstone LaunchPad.

Talking with One Voice is the manufacturing industry advocacy podcast produced by the National Tooling and Machining Association and the Precision Metalforming Association, together known as One Voice for Manufacturing.  Each week, the One Voice advocacy team in Washington, DC – Paul Nathanson and Caitlin Sickles from the Policy Resolution Group at Bracewell LLP and John Guzik and Omar Nashashibi from the Franklin Partnership – will break down how the latest news from Washington impacts manufacturing businesses across the country.  Hot topics include workforce development, taxes, trade, health care and regulation.  Ask questions by emailing onevoice@policyres.com.

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