To mark National Workforce Development Month, Tennessee is continuing a hiring momentum across the state that is putting Tennesseans back into the workforce. Keep TN Working Week will take place September 13 – 17 to highlight the numerous employers in the state actively searching for new employees. Keep TN Working Week will include nearly two dozen job fairs …
Food City is proud to have celebrated the opening of several new store locations and store expansions this year, along with the continued growth of their GoCart curbside pick-up and in-store food service options, such as to-go meals. These events have resulted in the creation of a number of new area jobs. They are hosting …
Former Gov. Bill Haslam will serve as a prominent backer of a campaign to put Tennessee’s law prohibiting a company and a union from requiring workers to pay union dues or fees into the state Constitution. The so-called right-to-work amendment is on the ballot in November 2022. The state’s law has been on the books …
Tyson Foods announced Tuesday that to protect team members, their families, and their communities, the company is requiring its team members at U.S. office locations to be fully vaccinated by October 1, 2021. All other team members must be fully vaccinated by November 1, 2021, subject to ongoing discussions with locations represented by unions. This …
Are you looking for a quick pathway to a career? Look no further than Motlow State Community College’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program. In as little as three months, you can get EMT basic training certification that can give you a leg up on the competition in any field. “I saw Motlow State was offering …
The strike at AEDC is over. The Air Engineering Metal Trades Council (AEMTC) met Wednesday night and reached a tentative agreement. The AEMTC membership took three hours Friday morning, July 16, to vote in favor of the revised contract. The nearly 700 workers will receive a 3% raise and they will keep their long-term disability …
As we told you last week a strike was possible at Arnold Engineering Development Complex. The Air Engineering Metal Trades Council officially went on strike at 1pm on Friday. A new collective bargaining agreement was not reached between NAS and AEMTC members late Wednesday night and then the strike began Friday afternoon. Picketers began their …
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The majority of Tennessee counties recorded unemployment rates below 5% in May 2021. Forty counties dropped in unemployment during May, while rates remained the same in 18 counties. Thirty-seven counties saw an increase in unemployment in May. At 2.7%, Moore and Williamson counties have the lowest unemployment in the state. Bedford Co. 4.4% in May …
Federal regulators have denied a union push to try to organize fewer than 100 employees at the Nissan assembly plant in Smyrna. The ruling instead set a July union election of 4,300 plantwide production and maintenance workers. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said it disagrees and is requesting a review of the …
Tennesseans continued returning to the workforce in counties across the state in April. The rates remained the same in two counties, while six counties did experience higher unemployment. Bedford County 5.2 in March. 4.6 in April Cannon County 4.4 to 3.6 Coffee County 4.9 to 4.0 Franklin County 4.7 to 3.9 Grundy County 6.5 to …
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