machinist
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"I thought I would lay low for a while and seek new employment once the situation calms," said Musa Hashimi, who worked as a machinist in a textile factory.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
The story begins in Boston, at the close of the Civil War, when machinist Ira Steward penned a pamphlet called “The Eight Hour Movement.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
“We rallied for each other, and we remembered to step up,” said the 32-year-old machinist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024
Mr Olander, a machinist who has worked at Boeing for 11 years, said he is striking because of Boeing’s refusal “to increase our wages along with the economy around us”.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2024
A Renaissance man of the plains, he is a farmer, welder, businessman, machinist, ace mechanic, commodities speculator, licensed airplane pilot, computer programmer, electronics troubleshooter, video-game repairman.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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In Durban's Chatsworth industrial area, a manager at a clothing factory said the departure of skilled machinists from Malawi and Mozambique had left factories struggling to meet orders.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
The construction and installation of offshore wind turbines requires the expertise of skilled electrical workers, pipe fitters, welders, pile drivers, iron workers, machinists and carpenters.
From Salon ● May 9, 2026
Other blue-collar roles, such as machinists and assembly workers, meanwhile, will continue to be negatively impacted by broader trends like globalization and outsourcing, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026
Sciortino estimates that there are 550,000 CNC machinists in Germany, compared with 350,000 in the whole of the US.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
Quentin hefted it while the machinists who built it circled around.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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