Tag: blue collar
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The Severe Jobs and Skills Mismatch in Manufacturing
Bloomberg: Caterpillar's Worker Hunt Means Welders Top Banking Pay … Companies such as Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) are looking for workers like Brennan. Even with trades offering competitive pay, skilled factory vacancies may soar fivefold to 3 million by 2015 amid a U.S. industry rebound and baby boomer retirements, according to the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.…
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Productivity and Grace: Management and Labor at a Denver Manufacturer
Christianity Today: Productivity and Grace: Management and Labor at a Denver Manufacturer Steve Hill and Jim Howey's leadership style is unusual in an industry known for top-down hierarchies. There's a simple reason why manual laborers are called "blue-collar": The color blue, it turns out, hides dirt better than the white seen in office buildings. But…