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How to Navigate the Manufacturing Hiring Landscape
A strategic approach for 2024.
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A selection of Beyond Meat products are displayed in a cooler at grocery store Monday, May 3, 2021, in Orlando, Fla.
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Beyond Meat Slashes Non-Production Workforce
The company is also considering exiting some product lines, changing pricing, shifting its manufacturing and restructuring its Chinese operations.
November 2, 2023
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Court Enjoins Southern California Poultry Processors Over Child Labor
The employers threatened and retaliated against employees who raised concerns.
October 24, 2023
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US Foods to Pay More than $700K Over Hiring Discrimination
The money will go to back wages and interest for nearly 1,000 female applicants.
October 16, 2023
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The War for Female Talent in the Manufacturing Industry
The competition for female talent in the manufacturing industry is real, and the importance of talent diversity in the modern corporate landscape cannot be overstated.
October 13, 2023
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American Bakers Association Warns of Looming Workforce Shortage
The group estimates that the commercial baking industry is facing a shortfall of more than 50,000 workers.
October 12, 2023
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Commercial Fisherman Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion
December 4, 2023
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Pennsylvania McDonald's Penalized Over Child Labor Violations
November 28, 2023
Union pins on a worker's jacket during a walkout at Starbucks' Reserve roastery, Seattle, Nov. 16, 2023.
Labor Board Delays New Employment Rule After Business Groups Sue
November 20, 2023
Unions, supporters and Starbucks workers rally outside a midtown Manhattan Starbucks, Nov. 16, 2023.
Starbucks Workers Stage Largest Strike to Date
November 17, 2023
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December 1, 2023
Arlene Geiger, left, holds a sign supporting Starbucks workers outside a Starbucks on New York's Upper West Side, Nov. 16, 2023.
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Thousands of Starbucks Workers Expected to Go on One-Day Strike
The union chose Starbucks' annual Red Cup Day, one of its busiest days of the year.
November 16, 2023
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USDA Announces $28M for Beginning Farmers, Ranchers
The agency said about one-third of the nation's farmers are over age 65.
November 15, 2023
In this July 2021 photo provided by Sea Shepherd, the Chang Tai 802, a Chinese-flagged ship, fishes for squid at night on the high seas off the west coast of South America.
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China Leads List of Labor Abusers on Fishing Vessels
Work conditions are sometimes akin to slavery.
November 15, 2023
Demonstrators gather in support of McDonald's workers on strike to be paid $15 per hour in Washington on May 19, 2021.
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New Rule Would Make it Easier for Millions of Americans to Unionize
But businesses are pushing back.
November 13, 2023
Members of the Culinary Workers Union rally along the Strip in Las Vegas, Oct. 25, 2023.
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Wynn Joins Caesars, MGM in Reaching Tentative Contract Deals
The agreement narrowly averted a sweeping strike at 18 Las Vegas casinos.
November 10, 2023
The MGM Grand hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Sept. 20, 2023.
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Las Vegas Hotel Workers Union Reach Another Tentative Deal
The deal would cover about 25,000 members of the Culinary Workers Union.
November 9, 2023
Caesars Palace hotel and casino, Las Vegas, Jan. 12, 2015.
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Las Vegas Hospitality Workers Reach Tentative Deal with Casino Giant
But the threat of a strike still looms.
November 8, 2023
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Starbucks Increases Wages, Adds Benefits for Non-Union Workers
The union argued that the moves violate federal law.
November 7, 2023
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Longtime PepsiCo Executive Named Disney CFO
Hugh Johnston has served in the same role at PepsiCo since 2010.
November 6, 2023
An assembly line worker uncrates an LG battery at the General Motors Orion Assembly, Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Lake Orion, Mich. On Friday, the U.S. government issues the October jobs report.
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October Jobs Report Shows Modest Pullback on New Hires
The labor market may be cooling, but it remains resilient.
November 3, 2023
Members of the Culinary Workers Union block traffic along the Strip, Oct. 25, 2023, Las Vegas.
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Tens of Thousands of Las Vegas Workers Could Soon Go on Strike
The stoppage could coincide with the Strip's inaugural Formula 1 races.
November 3, 2023
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Court Issues Restraining Order Against Produce Inspection Company
The firm allegedly fired an inspector after she contacted federal regulators.
November 2, 2023
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Coffee Shops Pay $72K After Operating Illegal Tip Pool
Federal investigators found that the employers illegally shared tips with managers.
November 1, 2023
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Food Delivery Business Slashes Hundreds of Jobs
Yelloh — formerly Schwan's Home Delivery — is closing 90 delivery centers.
October 30, 2023