The soaring cost of providing health care, labor costs and an educated and highly skilled workforce are important dynamics in competing in today’s global economy. Increasing employment costs jeopardizes manufacturers’ ability to succeed and discourages investment in Michigan.

MMA will pursue all of the following employment and workforce reform measures:

• Control Unemployment Insurance Costs
• Hold the Line on Workers’ Compensation Costs
• Promote Quality and Efficiency Throughout the Educational System
• Enhance Choice in Education
• Reform Teacher Tenure
• Oppose Federal Card Check Legislation
• Oppose Specific Health Care Benefit Mandates
• Protect Certificate of Need Process
• Promote Wellness Incentives
• Combat Cost-shifting of the Uninsured and Public Health Plans
  
• Develop and Support Workforce Training Partnerships
• Implement Federal Health Care Reform
• Oppose Erosion of Employer Property Rights