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
Rudi had four children and worked as a machinist.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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
Demand for machinists, on the other hand, has fallen considerably.
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
Boeing’s BA -0.54%decrease; red down pointing triangle unionized machinists ratified a new collective bargaining agreement Thursday, ending a nearly 15-week strike that took a toll on workers responsible for producing jet fighters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
Quentin and I followed him through the shop, his machinists busy at their drill presses and milling machines and lathes.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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