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DOL says workplace AI should focus on employee needs
The agency’s guidelines say responsible AI use in the workplace should prioritize employees and improve working conditions.
By Justin Bachman • Oct. 23, 2024 -
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International Paper to close facilities in 4 states, lay off hundreds
The recently disclosed layoffs will occur in Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina and Tennessee in mid-December. They build on a series of 650 layoffs confirmed last week.
By Katie Pyzyk • Oct. 22, 2024 -
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Check out five of our biggest stories of 2024 so far, including how manufacturers are navigating rising costs and boosting workforce innovation.
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FTC appeals Texas noncompete ban decision to 5th Circuit
Judge Ada Brown issued the decision in August, holding that the agency’s ban violated the law and exceeded the commission’s statutory authority.
By Ryan Golden • Oct. 22, 2024 -
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Spirit AeroSystems to furlough 700 at Kansas plant
The move will impact employees who work on Boeing’s 767 and 777 planes at the supplier's Wichita facility.
By Sara Samora • Oct. 18, 2024 -
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Labor Department recovers $132K in back wages from California tortilla maker
La Flor de Mexico shuttered its facility and failed to pay minimum wage and overtime to 72 workers, the agency said.
By Sara Samora • Oct. 18, 2024 -
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Deere lays off nearly 300 more workers in Iowa, Illinois
The tractor manufacturer said the move is due to declining demand and unrelated to plans to shift some production to Mexico.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Oct. 17, 2024 -
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Flexibility in manufacturing: Leveraging talents for skills-based hiring
Volvo and Carlisle Cos. are among the manufacturers leaning into more flexible shift work and part-time roles to recruit and retain workers.
By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 17, 2024 -
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Intel to lay off over 1,700 workers across Oregon, Arizona, California
The job cuts are part of the chipmaker’s cost savings plan to downsize 15% of its workforce and cut $10 billion in spending in 2025.
By Sara Samora • Oct. 16, 2024 -
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Jabil to close Kentucky plant, lay off 108 workers
The contract electronics manufacturer is closing the site after a customer shifted capacity needs to a different Jabil plant.
By Sara Samora • Updated Oct. 14, 2024 -
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Boeing to lay off 17K workers
The company is cutting jobs and curtailing production in a bid to preserve cash amid an ongoing workers’ strike.
By Sara Samora • Oct. 14, 2024 -
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Hailiang Copper Texas cited $253K by OSHA
An investigation found the copper tubing manufacturer’s Houston-area plant exposed workers to dangerous contact with moving parts and caused a partial amputation in March.
By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 14, 2024 -
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Clemens Food Group to close Pennsylvania pork plant
The closure comes five months after the company acquired Kunzler & Co. and its facilities in Lancaster and Tyrone.
By Sara Samora • Oct. 10, 2024 -
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DOE launches funding opportunity for clean energy career programs
The department will offer $3 million in funding to programs offering services like career coaching, apprenticeships and curriculum development.
By Diana DiGangi • Oct. 8, 2024 -
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Nearly 1 in 3 manufacturers say production lines are still understaffed: UKG report
Companies continue to prioritize recruitment and retainment efforts as the industry's skills gap threatens to widen.
By Kate Magill • Oct. 8, 2024 -
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White House launches semiconductor workforce center
The $250 million investment from the Biden-Harris administration aims to address labor development challenges in the U.S. chip industry.
By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 7, 2024 -
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Pennsylvania glass plant closure sparks outrage
Sen. Bob Casey and Anchor Hocking workers protested the company’s decision that will cause over 300 layoffs in Charleroi, Pennsylvania.
By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 7, 2024 -
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ILA port strike ends through tentative deal
The agreement, which extends the parties’ master contract, comes three days after the strike disrupted East and Gulf Coast ports.
By Alejandra Carranza • Updated Oct. 3, 2024 -
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ILA strike: Biden declines to intervene, but pressures USMX
Administration officials also warned ocean carriers against imposing strike surcharges on shippers.
By Alejandra Carranza • Oct. 2, 2024 -
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Vishay Intertechnology to shutter 3 plants amid restructuring
The chipmaker is closing facilities in Milwaukee, China and Germany, while expanding other sites in Mexico and Europe.
By Sara Samora • Oct. 2, 2024 -
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Companies are investing less time and money in women, research suggests
McKinsey & Co. emphasized that the “broken rung” of advancement remains a core issue for women.
By Caroline Colvin • Oct. 2, 2024 -
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Layoffs mount amid low manufacturing demand: September PMI
The presidential election, an East Coast port strike and the impact of Hurricane Helene are creating a flurry of challenges for manufacturers this fall.
By Kate Magill • Oct. 1, 2024 -
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ILA strike begins, disrupting East and Gulf Coast ports
Without a new port labor deal, the International Longshoremen’s Association instructed its members to halt work after midnight Tuesday.
By Alejandra Carranza • Oct. 1, 2024 -
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Talent issues — not technology — make up half of manufacturers’ top challenges
Efforts to recruit, retain and upskill workers present major challenges for manufacturing decision-makers.
By Carolyn Crist • Sept. 30, 2024 -
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Trump vs. Harris on manufacturing: A tale of 2 speeches
In dueling remarks this week, the Republican nominee focused on tariff hikes, while the Democratic nominee talked of boosting clean energy production.
By Kate Magill • Sept. 27, 2024 -
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Wheatland Tube to shutter steel plant, lay off 237 workers
The steelmaker says the Biden-Harris administration failed to enforce tariffs on Mexican steel imports, forcing it to close the Chicago plant.
By Joelle Anselmo • Sept. 26, 2024
