Bill Kerr Speaks about American paper jobs
June 28, 2022
Congratulations on 30 years from Congressman Kurt Schrader
For Good Jobs And a Cleaner Environment, Look to Paper and Packaging
By Leeann Foster & Heidi Brock June 25, 2020 at 5:00 am ET In recent months, the COVID-19 pandemic shed light on the essential workers that care for us, manufacture everyday products, restock our shelves and deliver necessities in … [Read more]
We Are American Manufacturing Jobs: My Paper Mill Story
By David M. WiseWestRockPulp and Paperworkers’ Resource CouncilNational Steering Committee Chairman I got my start in the forest products industry 26 years ago after serving in the US Army. When I came home (Desert Shield /Storm), there weren’t a … [Read more]
The Pulp and Paperworkers’ Resource Council (PPRC) Co-Host with Management a Labor/Management Conference in Atlanta, Georgia
ATLANTA – On Wednesday, September 12, 2018 the PPRC, a grassroots organization of hourly employees of the paper and wood products industry, along with Management leaders from several different companies, co‐hosted a joint Labor/Management Conference. … [Read more]
There is No Better Time to Provide Our Industry With Tools to Grow
By Donna HarmanPresident & CEOAmerican Forest & Paper Association We take advantage of every opportunity to advance realistic public policy that supports the pulp, paper, packaging, tissue and wood products industry and its hardworking … [Read more]
Re: Jacksonville District Determination of Navigable Waters
Lieutenant General Todd T. SemoniteCommanding General and Chief of EngineersU.S, Army Corps of Engineers441 G St NWWashington, DC 20314 Dear Lieutenant General Semonite: The undersigned organizations understand and appreciate your commitment to … [Read more]
Robert E. Gay Sr. column: Proposed Virginia DEQ forest biomass regulation must reflect carbon reality
By Robert E. Gay Sr. Virginia is a leader in developing an innovative and diverse energy marketplace to ensure the state’s economy will remain competitive well into the future. However, a new regulation being developed by the Department of … [Read more]
PPRC Comments to Virginia DEQ2F
David K. Paylor, Director, Virginia Environmental QualityMichael G. Dowd, Director, Air and Renewable Energy DivisionVirginia Department of Environmental Quality629 E. Main StreetRichmond, VA 23219 Dear Director, Paylor and Director Dowd: On … [Read more]
Forest Products Employees Hit Capitol Hill To Share Local Impacts Of Legislation And Regulations
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- American workers employed in the U.S. forest products industry visited Washington, D.C. this week to meet with members of Congress and administration officials. Their goal was to educate elected and appointed … [Read more]
