Manufacturers/End Users
August 14, 2023
Written by Laura Miller
Stellantis is apparently not thrilled with the demands of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union as the parties make their way through this year’s labor negotiations.
According to a Reuters article on Aug. 11, the North America COO of Stellantis, Mark Stewart, sent a letter to employees saying that the union needs “a focus on reality from everyone involved.”
The Chicago Business Barometer rebounded in September, returning to expansion after slipping into contraction in August.
The overall mill negotiation rate ticked up slightly this week, but the overwhelming majority of buyers are still finding mills inflexible on price, according to our latest survey data.
The latest Manufacturing PMI Report from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) shows the US manufacturing sector experienced growth in September, albeit at a slightly lower pace than in the month before.
Farming equipment manufacturer John Deere announced it will call back more than 375 employees to work across its Quad Cities factory operations.
The Greenbrier Companies received orders for 3,400 new railcars with an aggregate value of ~$600 million during its fiscal fourth quarter ended Aug. 31.