Video: GM Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Worker Discusses Plant Closure

Dnitra Landon, a GM Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly worker, talks before the start of her shift about her feeling on the closing of the plant.

Nov 29th, 2018

Dnitra Landon, a GM Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly worker, talks before the start of her shift about her feeling on the closing of the plant.

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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.

In this Sept. 14, 2021 photo, a syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa.

Employer Vaccine Mandates Convert Some Workers, but Not All

Some mandates seem to have converted hesitant workers.

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California 1st to Require Hourly Wages in Garment Industry

It's estimated that 12,000 Californians with disabilities who work in so-called sheltered workshops can be paid as little as 15 cents an hour.

Instructor Graham Bolger directs learner truck driver Cadhene Lubin-Hewitt as he reverses at the National Driving Centre in Croydon, south London, Sept. 22, 2021.

U.K. Scrambles for Truckers Amid Supply Woe

Officials urged motorists not to panic-buy fuel.

Robin Bruce at the first in-person Ozark Social event, Springdale, Ark., June 20, 2021.

Programs Aim to Entice Workers to Relocate

An increasing number of philanthropy-financed projects hope to offset declining or sparse populations.