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Gen Z workers say learning more AI tools will improve their value to employers
Nearly half of all workers feel they could lose out on job opportunities to those with better generative artificial intelligence skills.
By Carolyn Crist • Feb. 21, 2024 -
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GE Aerospace to pay $443K in gender discrimination settlement
The Boeing and Lockheed Martin supplier allegedly discriminated against female operations associate applicants at its Rutland, Vermont, facility.
By Sara Samora • Feb. 21, 2024 -
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Continental to ‘streamline’ R&D staff amid corporate overhaul
The move could affect 1,750 positions by the end of 2025.
By Michael Brady • Feb. 20, 2024 -
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Nearly 9,000 UAW members could strike at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant
The autoworkers want Ford to address health and safety issues, “as well as Ford’s continued attempts to erode the skilled trades” at the plant, the union said.
By Michael Brady • Feb. 20, 2024 -
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Attrition may slow during first half of 2024, survey shows
Employees said they most often stay put for flexibility, fulfillment and good compensation.
By Carolyn Crist • Feb. 14, 2024 -
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Most Volkswagen autoworkers in Tennessee want to join union, UAW says
With a majority of workers having signed union cards, the United Auto Workers lauded the moment as a positive sign for its industry unionization drive.
By Michael Brady • Feb. 13, 2024 -
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Apogee Enterprises to shutter Michigan glass plant, layoff 250
The building materials maker is moving the Walker plant's production to its Wisconsin and Missouri sites.
By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 9, 2024 -
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White House invests $5B in semiconductor R&D efforts
The money will go towards launching a national center to boost domestic breakthroughs in chip technology.
By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 9, 2024 -
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Cargill to lay off more than 100 workers from Nashville meat plant
The Minnesota-based company says it will relocate some production to Nebraska and Texas as it optimizes its manufacturing footprint.
By Nathan Owens • Feb. 7, 2024 -
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OSHA cites Wisconsin ice cream plant after ammonia outbreak
Schoep's Ice Cream will face $145,000 in penalties for violating 12 safety management rules.
By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 7, 2024 -
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Nestlé to lay off 216 workers at Ohio factory
The Solon plant, which produces brands like Lean Cuisine and Stouffer's, is one of multiple facilities the food and beverage giant has shuttered in recent months.
By Christopher Doering • Feb. 2, 2024 -
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Manufacturing ‘ready to start running again’ with demand up: PMI
The industry is at the beginning of a possible growth cycle, but manufacturers are likely to be slow to start hiring again, economists say.
By Kate Magill • Feb. 1, 2024 -
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Crown to close can metal plants in Illinois, Mississippi
About 190 employees may be impacted by site closures expected in March.
By Maria Rachal • Feb. 1, 2024 -
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Energy Department to launch $24M training initiative
The money will establish new Industrial Assessment Centers to build a clean energy workforce.
By Joelle Anselmo • Jan. 31, 2024 -
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The year ahead in manufacturing
From the biggest plant projects to the toughest jobs to fill, here are some of the top issues to watch in 2024.
By Kate Magill • Jan. 30, 2024 -
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Leggett & Platt to reduce manufacturing, distribution sites
The bedding maker will lay off 900 or more workers in its restructuring, it said in a securities filing.
By Sara Samora • Jan. 29, 2024 -
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The top challenges in semiconductor manufacturing this year
Even as investment in the industry booms, chipmakers are still likely to face long roads ahead to stand up new factories and train specialized labor.
By Rebecca Heilweil • Jan. 29, 2024 -
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Lonza to lay off over 200 at clinical manufacturing facility
The pharmaceutical company will begin the first round of job cuts at the Hayward, California, site on Feb. 2.
By Joelle Anselmo • Jan. 25, 2024 -
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WestRock to close plants in Seattle and North Carolina, affecting more than 240 jobs
Production volumes from the Seattle box plant and North Carolina healthcare packaging plant will shift to other WestRock facilities. Laid-off employees can apply for open positions at other locations.
By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 25, 2024 -
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SK Battery America cited for safety, health hazard violations at Georgia plant
The Labor Department found the battery maker exposed workers to hazardous conditions when working with nickel, cobalt and manganese.
By Sara Samora • Jan. 24, 2024 -
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Phoenix leads in manufacturing construction
The city has seen 14 major projects since 2020, and plants are cropping up in other areas with the labor pool to staff them, research found.
By Julie Strupp • Jan. 23, 2024 -
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The hardest manufacturing jobs to fill this year
Semiconductor, EV and solar panel manufacturers are struggling to find machinists and engineers as the sectors grow in the U.S.
By Joelle Anselmo • Jan. 22, 2024 -
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TSMC delays second Arizona chip plant to 2027 or 2028
The semiconductor giant has now delayed both upcoming Arizona projects as it deals with labor and licensing issues.
By Joelle Anselmo • Jan. 19, 2024 -
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How companies can hire and train frontline workers this year
More than half of manufacturers want to increase their frontline workforce in 2024. But what are these employees looking for in a job?
By Sakshi Udavant • Jan. 19, 2024 -
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Deep DiveThe UAW won big for future EV battery plants
The United Auto Workers agreements with GM, Ford and Stellantis will likely increase labor costs for the Big Three as more EV battery plants open.
By Kalena Thomhave • Jan. 19, 2024
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