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

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Labor / Employment Policy

UPDATE: UAW Members Ratify Contracts with GM, Ford, and Stellantis

Nov. 21, 2023
Employees at all three of the Detroit 3 have now adopted the UAW-negotiated tentative agreement.
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Corporate Culture

The Power of Intentional Encouragement

Nov. 14, 2023
Developing others and encouraging them to grow, every day and with intention, is part of servant leadership.
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Labor / Employment Policy

What’s Next for the UAW? 5 Takeaways from Labor Experts

Nov. 8, 2023
With big wins from Ford, Stellantis and General Motors in its new tentative contracts, the United Auto Workers sets its sights on Toyota and Tesla.
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Talent

Podcast: Why Did You Choose a Manufacturing Career?

Nov. 3, 2023
At the close of Manufacturing Month in October, engineers and manufacturing executives shared why they chose industry for their careers.
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Labor / Employment Policy

So That Happened: Building Manufacturing Careers and UAW-Driven Pay Raises at Toyota

Nov. 1, 2023
IndustryWeek editors cover those stories and look at regulators prosecuting executives for cybersecurity failures, sugar prices and the future of energy.

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UAW Launches 2nd Surprise Strike, This Time at Dodge Ram Plant

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