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UPDATE: Cequent workers accept plant closure agreement
GOSHEN -- It's hard to vote against a sure thing. United Steelworkers Local 9550, which represents about 350 members at Cequent Performance Products, voted Friday evening to accept the closure agreement offered by the company. The vote was held at...
Tags: Mexico, Companies and Corporations, United Steelworkers, Unions, Elections
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Vet unemployment target of new Ind. jobs panel
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana legislative leaders say they hope a new statewide career council will help focus efforts to reduce the state's high jobless rate among military veterans. House Speaker Brian Bosma said Tuesday he was startled to learn...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Career and Workplace
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Former Whitley workers start their job search
WSBT-TVPLYMOUTH - It's been a week since 110 workers lost their jobs due to a plant closing in Marshall County. And now some of them are trying to get back to work. Whitley Products in Plymouth closed last Wednesday after 35 years, saying they didn't have...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Career and Workplace, Economy, Business and Finance, Plant Closings
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State quick to offer help to Whitley Products workers
WSBT-TVPLYMOUTH – Help is on the way for more than 100 workers who suddenly lost their jobs in Plymouth. Whitley Products closed its doors on Thursday without warning, leaving employees upset with the company. Whitley, which is headquartered in...Tags: Employment, Employment Opportunities, Machine Manufacturing, Manufacturing and Engineering, Career and Workplace
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Indiana's December jobless rate rose to 8.2 percent
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's unemployment rate grew slightly in December to 8.2 percent even though state officials say the state added 8,300 private sector jobs. Figures released Friday by the state Department of Workforce Development show...
Tags: Employment, Employment Opportunities, Labor Markets, Career and Workplace
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Instead of furloughs, Elkhart now about to hire
ELKHART – What a difference the new year makes. Late last year, Elkhart’s mayor planned on implementing furlough days for all city employees, forcing them to take some unpaid days off, to help balance the 2013 budget. Now, Mayor Dick Moore...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace
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UPDATE: 400 AM General workers being laid off again
About 400 employees at AM General walked into work today only to learn that they won't have a job to come back to after Christmas – At least not for a while. AM General, maker of Humvees, is temporarily laying off workers at its military...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Labor Legislation, Labor Markets, Unemployment Benefits, Job Layoffs
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Purdue budget cutting turns to construction costs
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue University is looking to trim its construction costs as part of a 10-year plan that officials say could save the university tens of millions of dollars. The university announced Dec. 3 that most of the...Tags: Education, Purdue University, Science and Technology, Mitch Daniels, House Building
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Furloughs avoided in Elkhart
ELKHART – A proposal requiring all city workers in Elkhart to take furloughs this year won't be needed after all. City leaders found other ways to make cuts. That means employees won't have to take days off without pay. Mayor Dick Moore wanted...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Public Employees, Government, Career and Workplace, Politics
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AM General cuts some salaried positions
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND –– AM General confirmed Friday that there has been a reduction in its salaried workforce effective immediately. “These actions while regrettable are necessary due to fiscal constraints as we restructure the business to...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Wars and Interventions, Science and Technology, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Military
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Michigan's unemployment rate drops to 8.9 percent
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — State officials say Michigan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November fell 0.2 percentage points to 8.9 percent. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget announced last month's jobless...
Tags: Employment, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace
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Accuride wants to speed up closing of Elkhart's Gunite plant
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's manufacturing industry has seen its recovery stall, and experts predict things will get worse as many of the state's largest companies feel the effects the European financial crisis and slowing growth in China. The U....
Tags: Accuride Corporation, Layoffs and Downsizing, Labor Markets, Caterpillar Inc., Job Layoffs
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