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As strike votes takes place, United Steelworkers announce tentative agreement with Alcoa | News
18+ hour, 42+ min ago (160+ words) Contract negotiations are underway between United Steelworkers and Alcoa. Watertown Daily Times MASSENA " As a strike authorization vote takes place today by membership of the United Steelworkers Local 104, the union announced a tentative agreement with Alcoa. The union announced that…...
Orla Mining Resumes Camino Rojo Ops After Illegal Blockade
16+ hour, 9+ min ago (182+ words) "We are pleased to welcome our employees back to work and thank the union and the Mexican Labour Authority for their partnership in resolving the matter," said'Jason Simpson, President and CEO, Orla Mining. "We look forward to continuing our dialogue…...
Whirlpool Amana to layoff hundreds as they end second-shift production July 5
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (133+ words) President Trump holds a roundtable on American Agriculture in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. AMANA, Iowa " Whirlpool Amana confirmed they will end second-shift production starting July 5. The company says this is part of a multi-year modernization plan announced in February designed to…...
State-of-the-art facility prepares Eversource crews for severe weather
12+ hour, 29+ min ago (263+ words) Eversource has a new state-of-the-art training facility in Wareham, Massachusetts, that emulates real-life scenarios employees may encounter while on the job. Doug Foley, Eversource's president of operations, said they are using multiple training simulations to prepare employees for the upcoming…...
Mentor Training releases forklift safety videos - Builders Merchants Journal - BMJ
23+ hour, 20+ min ago (218+ words) 5th June 2026 News 22 Views Mentor Training, a provider of material handling equipment training, has launched a series of forklift hazard perception videos" for National Forklift Safety Day. National Forklift Safety Day, June 9, organised annually by the UK Material Handling Association (UKMHA),…...
U. S. links Brazil's China beef gains to forced-labor concerns
22+ hour, 16+ min ago (361+ words) The report also highlights price differences between Chinese buyers" purchases of Brazilian and American beef. "Although not all Chinese imports of frozen beef from Brazil are necessarily produced using forced labor, the prevalence of forced labor in Brazil"s cattle…...
Shop Sabre's American-made CNC Machines Launch Companies, Big and Small, Into Automation - Alliance for American Manufacturing
17+ hour, 39+ min ago (1214+ words) This family-run Minnesota manufacturer got its start speeding up a craft business. Now, it provides automation solutions for Ford, Mercedes, 3 M, Space X and Amazon. Jim Bombardo and his son Brandon are in the business of manufacturing American machinery for…...
IBEW Local 503 Members Ratify New Five-Year Labor Agreement With Orange & Rockland Utilities
23+ hour, 56+ min ago (180+ words) Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 503 have ratified a new five-year labor agreement with Orange & Rockland Utilities (O&R), following a vote held Thursday evening. According to O&R, the new contract includes updates to wages, medical…...
Local 63 rebuilds presence in Vermont, puts union members to work through organizing
18+ hour, 57+ min ago (393+ words) That's why organizing is so important, and why SMART works constantly to bring signatory contractors into every state and province of North America. A recent victory in Vermont demonstrated how that work pays off in practice. SMART Local 63 faced a…...
Bilfinger offshore workers pause planned strike action
15+ hour, 2+ min ago (148+ words) Twenty offshore Bilfinger workers have suspended their planned industrial action on June 5 following discussions aimed at resolving an ongoing dispute with the firm. The trade union Unite announced the decision after talks yielded positive progress toward addressing the core issues…...