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Efforts to boost manufacturing and clean energy run up against a shortage of welders

by Justin Ho
Apr 5, 2024
Welders are needed to build and upgrade roads and bridges, energy infrastructure and chip foundries. But the profession has an image problem.
There’s a perception that welding is a dirty, dangerous and dead-end career. Employers are trying to change that.
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Lack of lifeguards keeps pools, beaches closed as summer approaches

by Samantha Fields
Jun 1, 2022
The pandemic hindered the ability to train enough lifeguards to fill enough spots.
The pandemic has exacerbated a variety of elements that have led to a nationwide shortage of lifeguards. As summer begins, many pools and beaches around the country will remain closed.
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Yes, those sexual harassment training videos are terrible

by Jana Kasperkevic
May 30, 2017
Even the government agrees.
Workplace culture has evolved, but sexual harassment training has changed little over the years.
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