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Industrials Up Amid Wage, Layoff Friction — Industrials Roundup

Shares of industrial and transportation companies rose, but not by as much as the broad market, amid factory layoffs and labor disputes.

Jet-fuselage supplier Spirit AeroSystems is laying off 400 to 450 workers at its Wichita, Kan., factory as the company grapples with a production slowdown at Boeing, its biggest customer.

The United Auto Workers suffered a setback as workers rejected unionization at a large Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama, following a poll of roughly 5,000 workers.

 

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May 17, 2024 17:50 ET (21:50 GMT)

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