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    The latest on manufacturing hiring trends, the skills gap, workforce best practices and labor issues.

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    Technology and IIoT

    Industry 4.0 Upskilling: Elevate Your Workforce to Prepare for Advanced Manufacturing Technology

    July 16, 2024
    Industry 4.0 innovators are consistently developing new automation and advanced manufacturing solutions to fill workforce gaps. This technology has already enhanced the operations...
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    Talent

    US Jobs Market Sees Gradual Cooldown in June

    July 10, 2024
    Manufacturing employment was roughly flat overall: The sector lost 8,000 jobs last month.
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    Talent

    Talent Advisory Board: Handling Team Conflicts

    June 26, 2024
    The IndustryWeek Talent Advisory Board offers monthly advice on how its members got to where they are in the manufacturing world. This month's question was: How do you manage ...
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    Labor / Employment Policy

    UAW Members Reach Tentative Agreement at Ultium Cells in Lordstown

    June 11, 2024
    “Eighteen months ago, this company was on a low road path to poverty wages, unsafe conditions and a dark future for battery workers in America,” said UAW President Shawn Fain....
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    Talent

    US Hiring Surges Past Expectations as Job Market Still Strong

    June 7, 2024
    With the economy still adding more jobs than anticipated, analysts expect the Fed to hold off rate reductions for longer.

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    Talent Advisory Board: Building Better Teams

    May 29, 2024
    IndustryWeek's panel of workforce experts discuss effective teambuilding.
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    Recruiting / Retention

    What’s the Big Deal about Unconscious Bias?

    May 23, 2024
    Being more aware of how you communicate is a natural step toward creating a manufacturing culture where women want to work.
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    Engagement

    Adults Showed Up for Me as Mentors. Now I’m Trying to Do the Same.

    May 21, 2024
    My parents were in and out of jail when I was a kid. But at each stage of my life, there were people who helped make my professional success in manufacturing possible.
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    News

    Unionization Vote Fails in Alabama, Dealing Blow to UAW Momentum

    May 17, 2024
    According to NLRB tallies, 56% of 4,687 voting workers voted against joining the union.
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    Talent

    Calling All High Schoolers: How Is Manufacturing a Part of Your Life?

    May 10, 2024
    Enter an essay contest run by and for teens who are passionate about opportunities and innovation in the industry.