These Factory Workers Get Paid To Go To School

Adapting apprenticeship programs could help close the expanding wage and skills gaps by giving people another option for job training.

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A Basic Guide to Exporting 11th Edition

A Basic Guide to Exporting 11th Edition

For American companies of all sizes, exporting to international buyers makes more sense now than ever before. The new, "Basic Guide to Exporting" addresses virtually every issue an exporter might face.

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Workers Feel Most Valued When Managers Trust Them

It's often more important than if their work was completed on time, on budget and satisfactorily.

A now hiring sign sits on a display in a clothing store Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, in Sioux Falls, S.D. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to its lowest level since the pandemic began, a sign the job market is still improving even as hiring has slowed in the past two months.

Unemployment Claims Hit Pandemic Low

The decline in layoffs comes amid an otherwise unusual job market.

Amazon Drivers Seeking Compensation Begin Group Action

The law firm representing them won a similar case for Uber drivers.

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Kellogg Issues Response to Union Claims, Strike

The public statement aimed to "Set the record straight" about terms of its master labor contract negotiations with the BCTGM for four of its RTE Cereal plants.

A sign in the parking lot of Mariano's grocery store advertises the availability of jobs Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, in Chicago. One reason America’s employers are having trouble filling jobs was starkly illustrated in a report Tuesday, Oct. 12: Americans are quitting in droves.

Americans Quit Their Jobs at a Record Pace

It was equivalent to nearly 3% of the workforce, but some industries were barely impacted.

Wheels are attached as workers assemble a tractor at John Deere's Waterloo, Iowa assembly plant, April 9, 2019.

Most Deere Workers Reject Contract Offer

Negotiators will try to work out a new deal to cover more than 10,000 workers at 14 plants.

In this May 21, 2021 file photo, a customer walks behind a sign at a Nordstrom store seeking employees in Coral Gables, Fla. On Friday, Oct. 8, U.S. employers added just 194,000 jobs in September, a second straight tepid gain and evidence that the pandemic still has a grip on the economy with many companies struggling to fill millions of open jobs.

Delta Variant and Worker Shortage Keep a Lid on Job Growth

The unemployment rate sank last month from 5.2% to 4.8%.

A hiring sign is placed at a booth for prospective employers during a job fair Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, in the West Hollywood section of Los Angeles. The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid rose last week for a second straight week to 351,000, a sign that the delta variant of the coronavirus may be disrupting the job market’s recovery, at least temporarily.

U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to 326,000

It is the first drop in four weeks.

United Auto Workers President Ray Curry, right, bumps fists with Jim Farley, Ford president and CEO, left, after a presentation on the planned factory to build electric F-Series trucks and the batteries to power future electric Ford and Lincoln vehicles Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. The plant in Tennessee is to be built near Stanton, Tenn.

Ford's Plan for New EV Factories Raises Question Over Union Jobs

The carmaker is going to hire 11,000 workers, but just how good will those jobs be?

A hiring sign is placed at a booth for prospective employers during a job fair Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, in the West Hollywood section of Los Angeles. The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid rose last week for a second straight week to 351,000, a sign that the delta variant of the coronavirus may be disrupting the job market’s recovery, at least temporarily.

U.S. Unemployment Claims Rise Third Straight Week to 362,000

It's a sign that the highly contagious delta variant may be slowing a recovery in the job market.

How Manufacturing Can Spearhead Diversity and Inclusion Through Accessibility Technology

It is easier than ever for those who may be deaf or hard of hearing, blind or visually impaired or those who have mobility issues filling open positions in an industry.