This comes just a day after the UAW filed unfair labor practice charges against Stellantis with the National Labor Relations Board. 

The federal Taft-Hartley Act gives the president the authority to head off any strike and impose an 80-day "cooling off" period.

George said he plans to draw on his experience with factory floor productivity and quality control strategies to improve Norfolk Southern’s operations.

The planemaker will also stop issuing “a majority” of its supplier purchase orders for the 737, 767 and 777 jetliner programs affected by the walkout.

The conversation about bringing manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. from Asia often skips over an important question.

This piece summarizes valuable reshoring and nearshoring insights from a recent discussion between JLL Industrial’s Executive Managing Director, Greg Matter, and Senior Vice President Ada. It discusses the trends, benefits, challenges and other factors U.S. manufacturers should know as they consider bringing their own operations and facilities stateside.

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg had previously pleaded with workers not to go on strike, saying the action would put the company’s “recovery in jeopardy.”

The union is pushing for a 7% wage increase over a 12-month period, as well as an additional €170 ($188) per month for new trainees.

There’s no stopping the deployment of robots in warehouses. But how do human workers really feel about it? 

A stoppage would also halt the airline’s cargo operations, which carry commercial goods, perishable items and components for manufacturers.