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The Compensation Confidence Gap
ID’s 2026 Salary Report finds improved pay satisfaction — but questions about what’s ahead.
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Weaving a Tapestry of Talent
How businesses and employees yield benefits from “fractional leadership.”
May 28, 2026
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Ferguson, Skilled Trades Lab Award Grants to 18 Schools
The distributor says it aims to introduce 50,000 young people to the trades by 2030.
May 14, 2026
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SupplyHouse Launches Foundation for Skilled Trades Education
The e-commerce distributor outlined a “centralized hub” for its philanthropic efforts.
April 27, 2026
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Airgas Names the 2026 Schools in Its Annual Welding Education Program
This year’s list includes 51 returning schools and 25 new participants.
April 15, 2026
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Wolseley Canada to Provide $15,000 for ‘Skilled Trades Education’
The funding will go to post-secondary schools in Atlantic Canada.
April 3, 2026
Top Headlines
A view of the construction site of the new U.S. Consulate in Milan, Italy, June 8, 2026.
Alabama Construction Firm to Pay $35M Settlement to Underpaid Workers
September 28, 2026
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Caterpillar Expands Workforce Initiative to Arkansas
August 21, 2026
Andrea Lucas, nominee to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing, June 18, 2025.
Researchers, Advocates Rail Against Government's Efforts to End Workforce Data Collection
August 13, 2026
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Industrial Distribution’s July/August Issue
July 23, 2026
Jered Mcgill Of Viking Electric Receives His Lc
Sonepar Trains Associates in ‘Advanced Lighting Strategies’
June 18, 2026
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Airgas to Again Sponsor SkillsUSA National Championships
May 29, 2026
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AI, Tariffs and Reshoring: What Skills and Roles to Hire Now
April 23, 2026
Experienced factory worker in hard hat reviewing tablet near industrial machinery in manufacturing plant
Is Your Facility Ready to Weather the ‘Silver Tsunami?’
April 17, 2026
Colton Harnar, CNC programmer at SendCutSend, featured in Gen Z in Manufacturing promotional graphic with tech background
Gen Z in Manufacturing: The Secret to Helping Young Machinists Fall in Love With the Shop Floor
February 24, 2026
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Home Depot Cutting Hundreds of Corporate Jobs
January 30, 2026
Workers protest outside building, holding signs supporting NIOSH and miners' rights
Hundreds of Laid-Off Researchers at U.S. Workplace Safety Center Are Being Reinstated
January 15, 2026
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Workers Laid Off by Tool Manufacturer to Receive Support from Labor Department
January 7, 2026
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October 1, 2026
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PTDA Announces 2026 ‘Industry Immersion Conference’
The one-day program in Nashville is designed for new-to-the-industry employees.
December 17, 2025
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$3 Million in Welding Scholarships Open for Applications
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December 16, 2025
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Fastenal Announces Partnership with National FFA
The agreement includes an expanded presence at the nonprofit’s annual convention.
December 8, 2025
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Motion Announces ‘Learning & Development Center’ Courses
The MRO giant offers classes both online and at its “Learning Centers.”
November 12, 2025
A job seeker waits to talk to a recruiter at a job fair, Aug. 28, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla.
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'No Hire' Job Market Leaves Unemployed in Limbo as Threats to Economy Multiply
Those out of work face the slowest pace of hiring in more than a decade.
November 10, 2025
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Layoffs Are Piling Up, Raising Worker Anxiety
Some analysts say that businesses are at a “no-hire, no fire” standstill.
October 29, 2025
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Ex-Amazon Driver Sues Civil Rights Agency for Dropping Her Case
The lawsuit accused the agency of unlawfully abandoning her case after an executive order from President Trump.
October 24, 2025
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Immigration Crackdown Weighs Heavily on U.S. Labor Market
And it's happening at a time when hiring is already deteriorating.
October 20, 2025
2025 America's Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces certification badge for Graybar
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Graybar Makes 'Most Loved' Workplace List
The only distributor on the list, Graybar has been named four years running.
October 16, 2025
Regal Rexnord service truck with worker in safety vest at industrial facility
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Powertrain Solutions for a Workforce in Transition: Adapting to the Loss of Skilled Labor
Companies are challenged to maintain uptime and efficiency as personnel retire or move on.
October 3, 2025
A poster showing the Trump Gold Card is seen as President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Washington.
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More Americans Think Companies Benefit from Legal Immigration, Poll Finds
Americans are now less likely to say the number of legal immigrants to the U.S. should be reduced.
September 23, 2025
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Billions Are Flowing into U.S. Manufacturing — but Where Are the Workers?
How can all this new capacity succeed if the workers needed to run it are missing?
September 3, 2025
Agricultural workers harvesting crops at sunrise in green vegetable field with tractors
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1.2 Million Immigrants Are Gone from the U.S. Labor Force Under Trump, Preliminary Data Shows
The figure includes those who reside across the country both legally and illegally.
September 2, 2025
Construction workers frame up a roof of wood lumber at a new home build, April 1, 2025, in Laveen, Ariz.
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Labor Department Proposes More than 60 Rule Changes
The proposal, in part, targets lighting requirements at construction sites and protections for migrant farm workers.
July 22, 2025