Europe’s manufacturing sector is facing multiple challenges after the pandemic and the war in Ukraine triggered a hike in energy costs, supply chain issues and exposed dependencies on third countries for components. At the same time, the industry is under pressure to reduce its impact on the environment, while adopting new digital technologies to boost efficiency and flexibility.
WSI to hold hiring event at Magna Cosma this Wednesday
Workforce Strategies, Inc.
and last updated 2021-04-10 19:58:39-04
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. â Workforce Strategies, Inc. is scheduled to host an in-person hiring event at Magna Cosma International this week.
The event is set to run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 14.
The staffing agency says they and Cosma are looking to fill positions for CNC operators, quality inspectors, forklift operators and die-cast operators.
Weâre told associates may be eligible to be hired in after a 30-day period and that pay starts at $14.25 to $15 per hour.
âAssociates of Cosma note that what they love most about working here is the ability to further their career with thorough training, employee development, and the freedom to expand their skill set beyond the job description,â says WSI Account Manager Rebecca Aldrich.
India: Union betrays more than 3-month-long strike by Toyota workers in Bangalore
Despite the enormous militancy and courage shown by over 3,000 striking workers attached to two Toyota Kirloskar Motors (TKM) plants near Bengaluru, the capital of the southern Indian state of Karnataka, the more than three-month-long strike against speed-ups and witch-hunts against militant workers by management has ended in defeat. The company successfully engineered a split in the leadership of the TKM Employees Union (TKMEU) to conclude the sell-out earlier this month.
Toyota workers and Karnataka farmers stage joint procession in Bengaluru
After the company persuaded a faction of the TKMEU executive committee to sign an “undertaking” on company terms, management declared on March 1 that the union had agreed to end the strike. Although the rest of the TKMEU leadership initially rejected the company’s claims and vowed to fight on, the union performed an about-face two days later and ordered
New Magna plant in Michigan could include workforce training
Tom Henderson
Magna Electric Vehicle Structures
The new state-of-the art facility to build battery enclosures for GM’s new GMC Hummer EV.
Two delayed development projects now back on track are bringing relief, a sense of optimism and, more importantly, hundreds of jobs to the city and county of St. Clair, Mich., which have been hard hit by the pandemic recession.
According to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget, the county had an unemployment rate of 9.8 percent in December, the fifth worst rate of the state s 83 counties.
One is a project delayed almost a year because of the pandemic, the renovation and expansion of the iconic and long-shuttered St. Clair Inn on the St. Clair River, where construction has resumed. Owner Jeff Katofsky says he has bookings for weddings and other events scheduled throughout the year and hopes to be open for business in April.