Matthew Waldrop: A modern-day blacksmith in Flat Rock
Working at Jam Prototype Sheetmetal Inc., in Sterling Heights, Michigan, about half an hour north of Detroit, Waldrop used milling machines, lathes and dies. In a few months, Waldrop knew how to fabricate jigs, fixtures, molds, gauges … Now that he …
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1000-plus skilled trades needed for Chrysler plant retooling: Union
More than 1,000 skilled trades workers will transform the Windsor Assembly Plant into an Alberta oilsands-like job site during a 14-week shutdown that starts in mid-February, union officials said Friday. “I've worked at Chrysler … Tony Rosati, CEO of …
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