Business Management - Industry Trends

Our new salary survey reveals some disappointing news for in-plant managers. Average salaries remained virtually stagnant in 2021 compared with 2019, climbing just a paltry 0.3%. The median salary dropped for the first time since 2011, shrinking 2.3%.

Managers' salaries have barely budged from 2019 levels.

Some companies on the Printing Impressions 300 ranking of the largest printing industry companies have actually flourished during these uncertain times, growing by expanding into print markets beyond commercial printing, such as wide-format digital printing.

PRINTING United Alliance has launched a new brand dedicated to the decorated apparel community — the Apparelist. Led by a veteran team with an extensive history in the apparel space, the Apparelist is a channel created by PRINTING United Alliance and NAPCO Media as a voice to connect the apparel decorator community.

For those in-plants that don’t have a well-articulated vision statement or feel it’s time for a refresher, here is a simple, four-step process to help you get started.

In-plant employees are on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, working onsite while the Omicron variant rages. Yet many of their coworkers are working safely from home. How are their parent organizations acknowledging the risk their dedicated in-plant employees are taking? Not very well.

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a “stay” on the Emergency Temporary Standard that OSHA issued in November. That stay was put in place by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals immediately after the ETS issued, which meant that the ETS was not enforceable while the lawsuits were being litigated.

It's time to get serious. The deadline for In-Print 2022 is next Monday, Jan. 31 — just five days away. You still have time, though, so talk with your staff today about which pieces you should enter. Don't miss this opportunity.

Two years ago, we had no idea of the profound struggle our industry would face, or how deep and intractable the effects of the virus would be. Key industry experts and economists discuss the trends and topics that will impact your in-plant in the year ahead.

On Wednesday, as news traveled across Capitol Hill that December’s consumer price index rose 7%, PRINTING United Alliance issued a letter formally calling on Congressional leaders to end negotiations to pass the Build Back Better Act and shift focus to more immediate economic concerns.