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LISTEN: Concrete Worker Crushed to Death After Company Ignored Safety Standards
A Massachusetts-based concrete company has agreed to pay a large fine after multiple safety standard violations resulted in a worker being crushed to death.According to the U.S. Justice Department, John Oliveira & Sons Stamp Concrete...
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LISTEN: Musician Aloe Blacc Picks Innovative Fire-Resistant Prefab Home Design to Rebuild After California Wildfire
A year ago, the deadly Eaton wildfire spread through Southern California, destroying more than 9,000 buildings in its path. Among them was the family home of Grammy-nominated artist Aloe Blacc and about 6,000 others just in Altadena. <...
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LISTEN: Labubu Factory Accused of Pushing Workers Beyond Legal Limits to Meet Demand
An investigation into a Chinese factory that manufactures the popular Labubu toys alleged several labor rights violations, including underage employmen...
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LISTEN: Stellantis Kills Full Plug-In Hybrid Line, Including America's Top Selling PHEV
The automaker will phase out its plug-in program with model year 2026, killing not only the Wrangler but also the Jeep Cherokee 4xe and the Chrysler Pacifica PHEV.Despite this change, Stellantis says it will still be focused on electrifi...
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LISTEN: Bill Proposes ‘Hard Labor’, Including Manufacturing Work, for Serious Crimes
New Hampshire’s House of Representatives voted to pass a bill that would make “hard labor” a sentencing option for certain prisoners.
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LISTEN: Trailer Manufacturer to Idle Two Plants, Cut 270 Jobs
Semitrailer and truck body manufacturer Wabash National Corporation announced plans to idle two facilities in Little Falls, Minnesota, and Goshen, Indiana. The company expects the actions to result in approximately 270 layoffs.A Waba...
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LISTEN: Aerospace Firm Pays $1.5M for Pushing Shoddy Ejection Seat Parts
https://www.ien.com/operations/video/22957901/aerospace-firm-pays-15m-for-pushing-shoddy-ejection-seat-parts...
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LISTEN: U.S. Steel Accused of Forcing Pregnant Worker Into Dangerous Jobs
U.S. Steel faces a lawsuit from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) after the company allegedly took unlawful action against ...
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LISTEN: Poor Welds, Bad Lashing Caused Massive Batteries to Burst into Flames, Triggering Multiple Fires, $3.8 Million in Damage
On Christmas morning in 2023, the cargo vessel Genius Star XI was on its way from Vietnam to California, navigating through heavy weather in the North Pacific Ocean while carrying massive lithium-ion batteries, when a fire broke out in the carg...
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LISTEN: SpaceX Satellite Narrowly Avoids Collision as Space Crashes 'Getting Likelier by the Day'
Low earth orbit is a vast place, but that doesn’t mean it’s empty.And as countries across the globe are increasingly using this space for connectivity and research, satellite populations are skyrocketing – and we may witness some close c...
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LISTEN: Gen Z in Manufacturing: Do Young Workers Want to Stay with One Company or Move On?
Welcome to another episode of Gen Z in Manufacturing, a podcast where I talk to young people about their journeys in manufacturing, how they intend to influence the indu...
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LISTEN: Lawsuits Continue to Mount Against Fire Truck Manufacturers
Another community filed a lawsuit against a group of fire truck manufacturers, alleging a price-fixing conspiracy that forced cities and fire depar...
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LISTEN: Ford Backs Out of Massive Battery Deals
Earlier this week, Ford scrapped the fully-electric F-150 Lightning and pivoted away from aggressive EV plans after losing $13 billion on the category since 2023.As consumer demand wanes and the...
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LISTEN: Mazda’s Suitcase Car Could’ve Forever Changed Air Travel
About two weeks ago, I was on a plane in Minneapolis that touched down a bit later than scheduled. As soon as that seat belt light turned off, a line of anxious passengers with tight, some impossible, connections, smashed into the center aisle....
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LISTEN: Volkswagen Announces Unprecedented Plant Closure
Volkswagen announced that it plans to establish a research hub at its Transparent ...
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LISTEN: Anheuser-Busch to Close Three U.S. Breweries
Anhueser-Busch’s U.S. brewing footprint will soon be reduced by three facilities in moves that will impact more than 400 workers, according to reports.The brewer of Bud Light and Michelob Ultra has sold its plant
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LISTEN: Largest U.S. Transformer Maker Faces Nearly $1 Million in OSHA Fines
On Monday, OSHA announced more than $986,000 in safety violations for the largest transformer manufacturer in North America.According to the U.S. Labor Department, OSHA inspectors visited Virginia Transformer Corp.'s (VTC) plant in Poca...
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LISTEN: Former Manager Cheats Roofing Company Out of Nearly Half a Million
A former plant worker received an eight-year prison sentence for committing wire fraud and cheating his employer out of nearly $500,000, the Department of Justice
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LISTEN: Rare Corvette Engine Resurfaces in Original Packaging
Next month, Mecum Auctions hopes to cash in with a 1995 Corvette ZR1 Phase 5 engine still sealed in its original crate. The engine will go up for sale at Mecum's Kissimmee (kuh-si-mee) 2026 sale.The factory‑sealed LT5 crate engine unders...
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LISTEN: Jaguar Fires Design Chief Behind Rebrand
Jaguar’s longtime design chief Gerry McGovern – and designer of the 00 – has reportedly been fired this past week.
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LISTEN: Bagged Salad Maker Faces $1M in Fines After Workplace Fatality
Last Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that Taylor Farms New Jersey, a vegetable processing subsidiary of bagged salad maker Taylor Farms, faces more than $1 million in fines following an inspection triggered by a workplace fata...
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LISTEN: A Solar Motorcycle Design Inspired by Leopard Movement
Within the studio’s ‘Invent and Integrate’ design approach, Mask Architects has unveiled a fully self-chargeable solar motorcycle named Solaris. At its core, Solaris looks a little bit like any other bike, but upon charging, retractable photovo...
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LISTEN: Gen Z in Manufacturing: Young Workers Want More Skills, Not More Titles
Welcome to another episode of Gen Z in Manufacturing, a podcast where I talk to young people about their journeys in manufacturing, how they intend to influence the indu...
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LISTEN: Guilty Pleas Follow Scheme to Smuggle Illegal Baby Formula Into U.S.
Last Friday, Able Groupe pleaded guilty to a pair of felony charges for smuggling illegal baby formula into the United States. According to the Justice Department, the company, which also did business as Little Bundle and Huggable, ...
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