Advocacy

Building a leadership bench 

McKinsey offers an overview of traits and practices required to succeed as a leader and a look at a model […]


11.21.2024

Accelerating AI to accelerate productivity and efficiency 

Gallup finds the employees use AI mostly for ideation (41%), information consolidation (39%) and task automation (39%). Nearly half (49%) […]


11.21.2024

Shaking Up the Factory Floor with Digital and AI 

The Boston Consulting Group (BCP) reports that despite all the benefits digital and AI can deliver on the shop floor, most manufacturers […]


10.23.2024

Join NAFEM’s monthly Advocacy Update webinars  

NAFEM Advocacy Update webinars are usually held the first Thursday of the month at 11 a.m. Central. However, there will […]


10.23.2024

Advocacy Action Center is easier than ever to access 

At the request of members who want to engage their associates in advocacy efforts, we’ve moved the Advocacy Action Center […]


10.23.2024

October ’24 at a glance … taxes, tariffs & trade

Late last month, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced its final determinations in the antidumping investigations of aluminum extrusions […]


10.23.2024

October ’24 at-a-glance … supply chain 

Following agreement by the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) to a 63% wage increase over six years, the International Longshoremen’s […]


10.23.2024

October ’24 at-a-glance … environment

The U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA) proposes adding 16 individual PFAS and 15 PFAS categories representing over 100 individual PFAS, […]


10.23.2024

October ’24 at-a-glance … energy

In its comments to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) recent Notice of Data Availability (NODA), NAFEM reiterated that the […]


10.23.2024

Latest research on ensuring organization health that drives continued success 

For more than 20 years, McKinsey’s Organization Health Index has consistently shown that the best predictor of long-term performance is […]


09.24.2024

September ’24 at-a-glance … regulations

Comments on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings […]


09.24.2024

September ’24 at-a-glance … supply chain 

The master contract between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) that covers dock workers at […]


09.24.2024