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• Weetabix workers suspend strike action at Northamptonshire sites
  
  Unite calls off strikes and says talks with management at the cereal manufacturer will continue.
  BBC News.  Tue, 22 Jun 2021 17:31:24 GMT.
• Generac boosts goal by 300 for hiring at new South Carolina plant
  
  Generac Power Systems plans a July opening of its new South Carolina plant and will hire 300 more workers there than the company originally planned as it addresses heavy demand for its standby residential generators.
  Rich Kirchen.  American City Business Journals.  Fri, 18 Jun 2021 17:51:51 +0000.
• How to better incorporate safe electrical work practices in your manufacturing facility
  
  For workers on the factory floor, machinery and high-voltage systems can pose serious safety risks. According to OSHA, electrocutions are one of the “fatal four” — the leading causes of fatalities in the workplace.
  ISHN.  Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:12:00 -0400.
• A Booming U.S. Gun Industry Is Adding More Jobs
  
  Gun companies have been hiring thousands of workers throughout the coronavirus pandemic, riding an unprecedented swell in gun sales and bucking an overall decline in manufacturing employment.
  By Aaron Smith, Contributor.  Forbes.  Fri, 04 Jun 2021 10:31:20 -0400.
• How Ford burned $12 billion in Brazil
  
  Ford Motor Co announced the closure of its manufacturing plants in January, dealing a heavy blow to its more than 5,000 workers in the country ...
  Japan Times.  Sun, 23 May 2021 12:17:49 +0900.
• BBC documentary charts Coventry's part in rise and fall of UK automotive industry
  
  The first British production car (pictured) was made in Coventry in 1897. By 1913, 12,000 workers were employed by 20 different manufacturers in the city and making more than 9,000 vehicles a year.
  Daily Mail.  Mon, 17 May 2021 16:08:23 +0100.
• Manufacturers push to give workers with criminal records a second chance
  
  The National Association of Manufacturers recently announced a new partnership with the Charles Koch Institute to expand "second chance" hiring opportunities.
  CNBC.  Sat, 08 May 2021 00:11:31 GMT.
• Chicago area manufacturing workers in demand as companies ramp up production
  
  A Chicago area company looks to fill more than 100 open manufacturing jobs as production increases.
  Mark Rivera.  ABC News.  Sat, 27 Mar 2021 00:05:35 +0000.
• Deal to attract 500 workers to Latrobe Valley on brink of collapse
  
  An electric vehicle manufacturer is poised to walk away from a deal with the state government to set up a factory in the Latrobe Valley.
  Benjamin Preiss.  Sydney Morning Herald.  Fri, 12 Mar 2021 19:45:00 +1100.
• How Can Biden Bring Back Manufacturing Jobs? Weaken the Dollar
  
  Critics of a strong currency say it hurts American factory workers by making imports cheap.
  Noam Scheiber.  New York Times.  Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:47:18 +0000.

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