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    Boeing stays silent on Machinists’ proposed strike settlement

    IAM District 837 is willing to meet the fighter jet manufacturer at the negotiating table, but is “not going to bargain against ourselves,” said Resident General VP Jody Bennett.

    By • Sept. 24, 2025
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    Retirees return to the fold to fill Georgia-Pacific’s labor gaps

    While the program helps G-P fill roles, cut overtime costs and retain institutional knowledge, it’s also “a good opportunity” for retirees to make extra income while aiding younger generations, said a participant.

    By Katie Pyzyk • Sept. 24, 2025
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    Navigating Manufacturing Compliance Trends

    Manufacturers must manage a quickly evolving landscape of regulations for labor, chemicals, emissions, trade policy and more.

    By Manufacturing Dive staff
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    Locomotive maker Wabtec lands $4.2B deal with Kazakhstan

    It is considered to be the largest railroad equipment purchase in U.S. history and expected to support 11,000 American jobs, according to the U.S. Commerce Department.

    By • Sept. 23, 2025
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    GE Aerospace workers vote to ratify contract, ending Cincinnati-area strike

    Over 600 employees represented by UAW Local 647 returned to work at the Boeing engine supplier’s Evendale, Ohio, and Erlanger, Kentucky, sites on Sunday evening.

    By • Sept. 22, 2025
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    Machinists ratify union-proposed contract Boeing plans to refuse

    Workers represented by IAM District 837 voted on a four-year settlement offer and urged the company to accept the deal to end the seven-week strike at its St. Louis-area plants.

    By • Updated Sept. 19, 2025
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    GSK ups US investment with $30B spending plan

    The British drugmaker’s commitment comes as some of its pharma peers question their U.K. presence amid a widening row there over pricing polices.

    By Ned Pagliarulo • Sept. 17, 2025
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    PwC survey says the next industrial revolution is near. Are companies ready for it?

    A majority of respondents said those who fail to embrace the changes in technology, policy and global competitiveness are likely to be irrelevant by 2035.

    By • Sept. 17, 2025
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    Manufacturers pursue employee ownership programs as competitive edge

    Companies such as syrups maker Torani and metal fabricator Valco Industries are using ESOPs to better engage their workforces. 

    By Hollie Stephens • Sept. 15, 2025
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    Hitachi Rail, GKN Aerospace and other foreign firms move forward with US investments

    Additionally, South Korea-based JS Link and Sweden-based Lamiflex Group are building factories in Georgia and Indiana, respectively.

    By • Sept. 12, 2025
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    Novo Nordisk to lay off 9,000 workers in major restructuring

    The drugmaker’s new CEO said the moves will help the company be more agile as it deals with competition in the obesity market and a declining stock price. 

    By Kristin Jensen • Sept. 12, 2025
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    Machinists reject Boeing’s revised offer, strike continues at fighter jet facilities

    The strike at the St. Louis-area plants, which began Aug. 4, now enters its second month. IAM District 837 said the new offer did not include a signing bonus comparable to what workers at other plants have received.

    By • Updated Sept. 12, 2025
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    Will big investment promises bring back US manufacturing?

    The Trump administration is boasting of huge investments by Apple, TSMC and other big companies as “revitalizing” the U.S. manufacturing industry. But factors such as tariffs may get in the way.

    By • Sept. 10, 2025
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    US Steel to cut Illinois mill production, but keep its 800 workers

    The company said it plans to reduce slab processing at its Granite City Works mill and focus on production at other facilities near Pittsburgh and Gary, Indiana.

    By • Sept. 10, 2025
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    Feds vow more raids after 475 arrested at Hyundai, LG Energy jobsite

    Federal agents detained hundreds of South Korean workers at the companies’ upcoming joint battery plant located near the automaker’s EV manufacturing hub in Ellabell, Georgia.

    By Zachary Phillips • Sept. 9, 2025
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    FTC drops Biden-era noncompete ban but promises continued enforcement

    Industries “plagued by thickets of noncompete agreements” will soon see warning letters from the agency, its chairman said Friday.

    By Ryan Golden • Sept. 9, 2025
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    Manufacturing sees 12,000 job losses in August

    Transportation equipment lost more than 14,000 jobs, the most of any manufacturing sector, driven by worker strikes at Boeing, GE Aerospace and others, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

    By • Sept. 8, 2025
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    Sodium-ion battery maker Natron Energy shuts down, halts $1.4B factory plans

    The North Carolina plant would have expanded the company’s capacity 40 times over. Its facilities in Michigan and California have also closed.

    By • Sept. 8, 2025
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    Boeing begins hiring to replace striking workers at Missouri, Illinois plants

    The plane maker is taking the next step into its contingency plan as it remains deadlocked in contract negotiations with IAM District 837, which represents over 3,200 employees at its St. Louis-area fighter jet plants.

    By • Sept. 5, 2025
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    Danone to spend millions on Ohio plant expansion amid ‘explosive growth’ in yogurt

    The Oikos maker is reaping the benefits of consumer interest in products rich in protein, probiotics and other nutrients.

    By Christopher Doering • Sept. 3, 2025
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    August manufacturing activity flat as tariff uncertainty looms: PMI

    Production fell 3.6 percentage points over the previous month, wiping out gains from new orders, according to the Institute for Supply Management.

    By • Sept. 2, 2025
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    How AI-powered CMMS helps plants do more with less amid labor shortages

    Do more with less: how AI-powered CMMS supports leaner, smarter maintenance teams.

    By Geraldo Signorini, Tractian • Sept. 2, 2025
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    Advanced manufacturing expansion opens opportunities for rural area schools

    Industry partnerships and career and technical education are crucial to prepare students for work in this growing field, a recent report stated.

    By Briana Mendez-Padilla • Aug. 28, 2025
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    The private equity firm that wants to revitalize US manufacturing

    Manufacturing Revitalization Corporation of America has a unique approach of employee ownership as its exit strategy. Cofounder Jason Azevedo and DTC lead Elton Rivas talk about evolving costs, consumer trends and more.

    By • Aug. 28, 2025
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    GE Aerospace workers to vote on new offer

    The Boeing engine supplier’s proposal could end the United Auto Workers’ three-week strike at its Cincinnati-area facilities.

    By • Updated Sept. 18, 2025
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    Commerce Department cuts $7.4B CHIPS funding from Natcast

    Secretary Howard Lutnick accused the Biden administration of violating a law that prohibits the federal government from establishing an entity not included in the CHIPS and Science Act.

    By • Aug. 27, 2025