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    Boeing’s chaos and other haunting manufacturing stories from 2024

    From SK Battery’s repeated safety violations to Boeing’s door plug incident, here are some of the top manufacturing horror tales in 2024 thus far.

    By • Oct. 30, 2024
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    Small factories, big fines: Tackling OSHA compliance

    Small firms face higher average compliance costs, but understanding key safety standards and how to foster a strong safety culture can avoid employee injuries and hefty citations.

    By • Oct. 25, 2024
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    Top 5 stories from Manufacturing Dive

    Check out five of our biggest stories of 2024 so far, including how manufacturers are navigating rising costs and boosting workforce innovation. 

    By Manufacturing Dive staff
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    PPG to lay off 1,800 workers in cost-cutting plan

    The paint and coatings company will also shutter an undisclosed number of plants as part of the strategy.

    By • Oct. 24, 2024
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    Boeing workers reject contract offer, strike continues

    More than 60% of union members voted against the proposal, as the aircraft maker continues to bleed cash.

    By • Oct. 24, 2024
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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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    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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • Oct. 1, 2024