How to Comply with OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination Emergency Temporary Standard The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released an emergency temporary standard (ETS) obligating private employers with 100 or more employees to require COVID-19...
Now more than ever, local manufacturers are struggling to find skilled workers. According to the Augusts 2021 Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, 69% of manufacturers are currently hiring workers, 74.3% of manufacturers reported...
The San Antonio Manufacturers Association (SAMA) is 107-Year-old organization whose mission is to be the voice and advocate for manufacturers in our South-Central Region of Texas. Additionally, we are a leader, and innovator, in the manufacturing association field,...
An estimated that 2.1 million manufacturing jobs could go unfilled in the U.S. by 2030, costing the U.S. economy as much as $1 trillion. Manufacturers across the Alamo region need entry and middle level employees, but also highly skilled individuals to run advanced...
The SAMA Trade Show has endured a lot of changes in the historic 20 years. The first few years that I was on the committee, we lost money every year, attendance was dismal, and the event was held at the Airport Convention Center. We have audited and updated so many...
As we are all aware, 2020 was a year like no other. At this time last year, many of us were scrambling to find masks and other PPE required to keep open in accordance with the lockdown. Some wondered if they would be open at all. Sadly, many of the businesses who...
The prevalence of email scams continues to be an issue as new ones appear every day. Law enforcement agencies from dozens of municipalities are reporting a trending phishing scam involving faking traffic violation tickets. Cybercriminals send a...
As the manufacturing workforce is getting older it is important that manufacturers evolve and seek a variety of approaches in order to attract our younger populations into the manufacturing industry. Research has proven that when students are able to participate in...
If we thought 2020 was behind us, and 2021 was going to be better, we would have thought wrong! The pandemic was still with us and in mid-February we had a winter storm we have not seen the likes of in decades, especially in duration, temperature, and devastating...
Members, Partners and Friends, A lot has happened since the end of 2020 nationally, within the state and our local region. Some highlights are a new administration, the 87th State Legislature convenes and the Texas Association of Manufacturers outline their top 10...
