Phoebe Wall Howard Detroit Free Press Published 9:43 AM EDT Sep 26, 2018 In 1966, Robert Turner climbed aboard a Trailways bus in his tiny hometown in Virginia and headed to Detroit to follow a dream. It took him into a giant factory along the Rouge River that already had a place in history books for its role in global manufacturing, labor rights — even art — and the sheer audacity of believing in what’s possible — and making it happen. This was about supporting a family on a good wage with health benefits, buying a house, sending kids to college, retiring without debt and living the American dream, Ford factory retirees said recently. It changed lives and built wealth. Turner was a 20-year-old assembly line worker who introduced the Ford Mustang to America. “When I got home, I couldn’t even open my front door. My hands were so sore and numb," he said recently at the Local 600 union hall on Dix Avenue in … [Read more...] about Ford: 100 years of building cars and wealth at the Rouge
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Ford marks 100 years of building cars and wealth at the Rouge
Phoebe Wall Howard Detroit Free Press Published 8:00 AM EDT Sep 26, 2018 In 1966, Robert Turner climbed aboard a Trailways bus in his tiny hometown in Virginia and headed to Detroit to follow a dream. It took him into a giant factory along the Rouge River that already had a place in history books for its role in global manufacturing, labor rights — even art — and the sheer audacity of believing in what’s possible — and making it happen. This was about supporting a family on a good wage with health benefits, buying a house, sending kids to college, retiring without debt and living the America dream, Ford factory retirees said recently. It changed lives and built wealth. Turner was a 20-year-old assembly line worker who introduced the Ford Mustang to America. “When I got home, I couldn’t even open my front door. My hands were so sore and numb," he said recently at the Local 600 union hall on Dix Avenue in … [Read more...] about Ford marks 100 years of building cars and wealth at the Rouge
Teaming Up to Get Workers Ready for Technology of the Future
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Business Day Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Today’s Paper Advertisement Supported by ByEllen Rosen Sept. 11, 2018 Shawn Reese is the perfect example of the complicated route that can lie ahead for workers of the future — but also for the opportunities that are emerging. He graduated from Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, Mass., in May with a degree in electrical engineering, a field that — like most — is undergoing rapid change. A degree today is unlikely to be enough preparation for the challenges of tomorrow. So what is a student, a university, an industry, to do? One approach is the one taken by AIM Photonics — its AIM Photonics Academy — and a group of community colleges and universities that have banded together over the last five years to develop emerging technologies and train the work forces needed to sustain them. (AIM … [Read more...] about Teaming Up to Get Workers Ready for Technology of the Future
Borders man to take up presidency of professional body
0 Have your say The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has elected Andrew Sharman, who hails from the Scottish Borders, as its future president. Sharman will take up the role at the global professional body, subject to confirmation at its annual general meeting, on 18 September. He is set to become president in September 2019.The president-elect is a former chair of the organisation’s Edinburgh branch and founded the Scottish Borders Safety Forum in Kelso in the late 1990s.Sharman, who is now based in Switzerland, used to live in Jedburgh and still has a Scottish home, in Innerleithen.He said: “I tipped a bucket of acid over myself while I was working as a process engineer, and that really sparked my interest in workplace safety and health.“Over the past 20 years, I have been part of the Edinburgh branch executive committee, including a term as chair, held positions on the IOSH board of trustees and more recently the … [Read more...] about Borders man to take up presidency of professional body
‘Excellence flows through the DNA of our students. When one company comes others will follow…
'Excellence flows through the DNA of our students. When one company comes others will follow... BelfastTelegraph.co.uk For Mark Price, pro- vice-chancellor of the Engineering and Physical Sciences faculty at Queen's University, the world of engineering and computing is a magical one. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/northern-ireland/excellence-flows-through-the-dna-of-our-students-when-one-company-comes-others-will-follow-37301664.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/northern-ireland/article37301662.ece/5b51b/AUTOCROP/h342/2018-09-11_bus_43985562_I3.JPG Email For Mark Price, pro- vice-chancellor of the Engineering and Physical Sciences faculty at Queen's University, the world of engineering and computing is a magical one. And when he talks about his current projects at the forefront of research in engineering, it's understandable that he feels like work is play. The former stress engineer at Short Brothers, now Bombardier, says his interest in the field … [Read more...] about ‘Excellence flows through the DNA of our students. When one company comes others will follow…