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    Talent

    Standout Responses from IW’s Talent Advisory Board Throughout 2024

    Dec. 30, 2024
    We’ve pulled some of the most impactful statements our panel members submitted throughout this past year.
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    Labor / Employment Policy

    US Dockers Reach Tentative Last-Minute Deal with Port Employers

    Jan. 9, 2025
    The tentative agreement staves off strike action by the ILA, allowing U.S. ports to continue operating on the East and Gulf coasts.
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    Labor / Employment Policy

    Kentucky EV Battery Builders Launch UAW Campaign

    Nov. 20, 2024
    According to the autoworkers' union, a supermajority of workers at BlueOval SK in Kentucky have signed union cards.
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    Talent

    Taiwan Chip Giant TSMC Sued for Alleged Discrimination

    Nov. 19, 2024
    The 13 U.S.-based plaintiffs say the Taiwanese semiconductor company is unfairly biased in favor of Asian employees.
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    Compensation Strategies

    Despite Demands, Pensions Unlikely to Return

    Nov. 13, 2024
    Striking workers at Boeing, General Motors, and others requested a return to defined-benefit pension plans, but yesterday’s retirement plan shows no signs of returning.

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    Labor / Employment Policy

    Boeing Machinists to Vote on New Contract Wednesday

    Oct. 22, 2024
    The new contract offers a 35% raise over the lifetime of the contract, shy 5% of union demands.
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    So That Happened: Give Up on Humanoid Robots Already!

    Oct. 23, 2024
    IndustryWeek editors look into that, what's up with Textron Aviation, big investments in power and more semiconductor investments coming to the U.S.
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    Education / Training

    Manufacturers, Liberal Arts Colleges Have Reasons to Collaborate

    Oct. 18, 2024
    Their mutualistic strengths and needs can make them good partners in small-town America.
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    Education / Training

    Hands-on Programs Help Manufacturing-Inclined Students Connect the Dots

    Oct. 14, 2024
    These efforts focus on broadening the talent pipeline and nourishing that spark for creating things and using new tech.
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    Education / Training

    We’re Women Leaders Answering the Call for Investment in Girls

    Oct. 11, 2024
    On International Day of the Girl, Cummins Chair and CEO Jennifer Rumsey and Rise Up Founder and CEO Dr. Denise Raquel Dunning share their message of accelerating gender equality...