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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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    Labor / Employment Policy

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

    Oct. 23, 2023
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