Mental health also a key to healthy businesses
Let’s talk about mental health and the workplace. It’s a big topic, of course, but it’s not just something to consider when dealing with troublesome employees. It is, says the Michigan Manufacturers Association, also about encouraging and retaining good workers.
David Worthams, director of employment policy at the association, told our sister paper Crain’s Detroit Business that stresses from COVID-19, supply chains and inflation have resulted in stress and burnout.
The state of Michigan announced Jan. 12 that it is creating a mental health focus for businesses and is hosting a virtual meeting Jan. 19, open to employees and employers, to discuss its efforts.
“Work is the top stressor for a lot of people, and it never used to be like that,” Michelle Kaminski, associate professor at Michigan State University’s School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, told Crain’s Detroit.
In a worst-case scenario, workers already feeling like they’re on the edge could become violent, as was the case in December during a fatal shooting outside a Forvia metal components seating plant near Detroit that began as a disagreement over tools.
“What a lot of times happens is, we get a lot of people with stress and a lot of people with heartache and a lot of people with hardships and all it takes is a small little spark to flame up something,” said Waymon Halty, vice president of UAW Local 155, which represents workers at the plant.
And the finalists are …
In case you missed it, Plastics News has named its finalists for the 2022 Processor of the Year: Medbio LLC, Radius Packaging, Redline Plastics LLC and Teel Plastics LLC.
PN has also named a 2022 Sustained Excellence award winner: Hoffer Plastics Corp. Sustained Excellence honors a past Processor of the Year winner for its continued efforts. Hoffer won the POY honor in 2012.
Hoffer Plastics will mark its 70th anniversary in March and has continued to innovate with the creation and expansion of its “Lok” proprietary closures.
All five companies will be recognized at the 2023 Plastics News Executive Forum, set for Feb. 27 to March 1 in Clearwater Beach, Fla., and they will be profiled in the March 13 issue.The company that takes home the 2022 Processor of the Year trophy will be the 28th in the history of the award. The 2021 winner was MMI Engineered Solutions Inc., an automotive injection molder, blow molder and toolmaker based in Saline, Mich.
WeatherTech returns to Super Bowl (advertising) action
Thermoformer and injection molder WeatherTech is returning to the Super Bowl after taking 2022 off.
Details of the ad during the big game from brand owner MacNeil Automotive Products haven’t been released, but in its Jan. 13 update on Super Bowl advertisers, our sister paper Advertising Age confirmed that the company will be back for its 10th year.
The auto accessories company has stressed its “made in the U.S.” manufacturing and introduced new products such as pet toys and bowls during past outings.
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