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Newsom Signs Bill Requiring Warehouses to Disclose Quotas, Work-Speed Metrics

The California bill aims to curb unsafe warehouse labor practices and provide protections for workers.

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Dealing with Production Floor Talent Shortages

While there are no easy solutions, manufacturers are trying out a mix of stop-gap solutions and long-term alternatives.

In this Tuesday, July 27, 2021, file photo, a help-wanted sign is displayed at a gas station in Mount Prospect, Ill. The gulf between record job openings and a lack of people taking those jobs is forcing Wall Street to reassess the pace of the economic recovery.

Job Market Disconnect Raises Concerns Over Economic Recovery

The gap between available jobs and the unemployed is the largest since the Labor Department started tracking it.

PT WORK Force Boosts Resources to Support PT/MC Employers

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

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Q&A: PwC on How Manufacturing Execs are Handling Labor Issues Amid COVID

An Amazon truck drives in in Philadelphia, Friday, April 30, 2021. Amazon wants to hire 125,000 delivery and warehouse workers and said Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021 that it is paying new hires an average of $18 an hour in a tight job market as more people shop online. The company is also offering pay sign-on bonuses of $3,000 in some parts of the country.

Amazon Eyes 125K More Hires, $18+ Per Hour Average Salary

Digital Transformation Isn't Just for Big Distributors

Digital Transformation Isn't Just for Big Distributors

Small and mid-sized distributors need to find a way to survive and thrive amid a sea change of variables including disintermediation and non-traditional competition like Amazon Business. Learn how to adapt your business in order to level the playing field

UPS to Hire 100,000, Many in 30 Minutes or Less

Take too long to hire, and an applicant can go elsewhere.

In this June 18, 2021 file photo, UAW Members strike outside the Volvo Trucks North America plant in Dublin, Va. With Help Wanted signs at factories and businesses spreading across the nation, in manufacturing and in service industries, union workers like those at the Volvo site are seizing the opportunity to try to recover some of the bargaining power — and financial security — they feel they lost in recent decades as unions shrank in size and influence.

Labor Shortage Leaves Union Workers Feeling More Emboldened

The current worker shortage has compelled many employers to raise pay.

Amazon Appealing to Marijuana Users to Fill Positions

Amazon claims a change in job screenings could increase applicants by as much as 400%.

Sarah White, center, area manager of Lost Dog Cafe, trains manager Alex Aleman, left, in a new pasta preparation technique, as they work at the cafe in Fairfax, Va., on Aug. 27.

Firms Loosen Job Requirements to Attract Workers, but Challenges Remain

A growing number of companies, in desperation for hired hands, are loosening restrictions on everything from age to level of experience.

Sheet metal worker Carey Mercer assembles ductwork at Contractors Sheet Metal on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in New York. The construction industry is fighting to recruit more women into a sector that faces chronic labor shortages. As spending on infrastructure rises, construction firms will need to hire at least 430,000 new skilled laborers in 2021, according to an analysis of federal data by the Associated Builders and Contractors. Right now, only 4% of construction laborers in the U.S. are women, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics

'Lean In' Circles Help Women in Trades Navigate Bias

About 700 tradeswomen are participating the program, designed to help them navigate persistent bias and harassment on construction sites.

Channellock Launches Skilled Trades Learning Tool

The toolmaker just introduced Trades 101: a landing page aimed at showing the incredible benefits of entering a skilled trades field.

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How to Foster a Successful Hybrid Workplace

Those planning to adopt a hybrid work model when they return to the office still have time to prepare. But managing a distributed team comes with its own unique challenges.

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Poll: Half of U.S. Workers Favor Employee Vaccine Mandate

Only 26% of working adults surveyed said they were opposed.

Dennis McDuffie checks first aid kits at LCI in Durham, NC. LCI is a nonprofit organization associated with National Industries for the Blind, the nation’s largest employment resource for people who are blind.

Workers Who Are Blind Manufacture Thousands of Products

This organization has proven to be a backbone of the United States military.

The manufacturing skills gap is not simply a buzzword, but a reality that many manufacturers are facing right now. What is causing this divide? And what steps can employers and education institutions take to bridge it?

The Manufacturing Skills Gap: What Is It?

And how do we solve it?

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How to Overcome Sales Reps’ Resistance to New Technology

Although you’re introducing tools that should ultimately preserve market share, increase revenue, and help your team do their jobs more efficiently, driving adoption can be tricky.