Industry Partnerships
Coalitions
The Irrigation Association is actively involved in a number of coalitions that focus on water, sustainability and business issues critical to our members.
H-2B Workforce Coalition
www.facebook.com/H2BWorkforce
The H-2B Workforce Coalition is a consortium of various industry associations throughout the United States that have joined together to protect American workers by ensuring American small and seasonal employers have access to legal short-term temporary workers during peak business periods.
National Association of Manufacturers – Council of Manufacturing Associations
www.nam.org/alliances/council-of-manufacturing-associations
The Council of Manufacturing Associations has a membership of over 260 national manufacturing trade associations representing 130,000 companies worldwide. CMA creates partnerships across the industry, allowing members to gain insights, share perspectives, form coalitions and ensure manufacturers have a strong voice in national policy.
National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors
www.naw.org
The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors is composed of direct member companies and a federation of international, national, regional, state and local associations and their member companies. NAW’s mission is to advocate its members’ interests on national public policy issues that affect the entire wholesale distribution industry.
Professional Certification Coalition
www.profcertcoalition.org
The Professional Certification Coalition was founded to address efforts to enact state legislation that would undermine the activities or recognition of certifications developed or offered by nongovernmental, private certification organizations. The PCC advances the best interests of those who use or rely on professional certification and promotes nongovernmental professional certification organizations and programs and their service providers.
Western Agriculture and Conservation Coalition
The Western Agriculture and Conservation Coalition brings together diverse interests with the common goal of sound agriculture and conservation policy through targeted education, advocacy and outreach.