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Inside a top association: Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute

It’s nearly unheard of anymore to work for a company that pays 100 percent of health care premiums for employees and their families and makes double-digit contributions to staff retirement funds.The Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute is a holdout among organizations looking for ways to downsize staff and slash benefits. The Arlington, Va.-based trade association has offered these benefits for several years, and they also foot the bill for long-term care and short-term disability. To be sure, these are expensive extras for any business to offer. PMMI is on the smaller end of national trade associations, with 35 staff members and a budget of $39.2 million, much of… Read More