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17
Jul
European Aviation Strikes: What’s the Latest
Another summer of strikes is hitting European aviation. With commercial aviation being a labor intensities industry that requires many work groups to work, if one workgroup is unhappy with their contract – the entire airport or airline can be and […]
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14
Jul
Wholesale Weakness Slowing US Inventory Destocking, Freight Demand
There is growing conviction among US companies that inventory destocking is working, thinning stockpiles of goods built up in 2022 — but just not fast enough. “The peak of inventory is behind us,” Harmit Singh, chief financial and growth officer of apparel maker […]
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13
Jul
Western Canada Port Strike Ends After Deal Reached on Tentative Four-Year Contract
The 13-day longshore strike that hit the Western Canadian ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert ended Thursday after the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada and waterfront employers reached a deal on a tentative four-year contract. The end of […]
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05
Jul
UPS, Teamsters talks collapse
Contract negotiations between UPS Inc. and the Teamsters union collapsed early Wednesday morning, with each side blaming the other for its demise. The Teamsters issued a statement saying that UPS (NYSE: UPS) walked away from the bargaining table at 4 a.m. after presenting an […]
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04
Jul
Dockworkers strike continues at Canada’s West Coast ports
A strike by 7,400 Canadian dockworkers against their West Coast ports employers has entered its fifth day as negotiations have stalled. The International Longshore & Warehouse Union Canada’s Longshore Division (ILWU Canada) went on strike Saturday after negotiations with the British Columbia […]
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30
Jun
Threats of an LTL Shutdown, UPS Strike Loom for US Shippers
The ground is trembling beneath the less-than-truckload (LTL) market this week as Yellow, the third-largest US LTL carrier, warned in a court filing it may run out of cash as early as the middle of July. On top of that, […]
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29
Jun
California Supreme Court to Review Rulings on Constitutionality of Prop 22
The battle over the constitutionality of California’s Prop 22 lives on, with the state’s Supreme Court granting review of mixed lower and appellate court rulings on the issue of exempting gig workers from independent contractor law AB5. The Supreme Court […]
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28
Jun
Analysts Contemplate a Yellow Bankruptcy
With questions swirling around the fate of the nation’s third-largest less-than-truckload carrier, Yellow Corp., industry analysts have started looking at which carriers stand to benefit the most if the company fails. Seemingly running out of options, Yellow (NASDAQ: YELL) filed a […]
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26
Jun
Truck Tonnage Snaps Mini Stretch of Declines with May Gains
Truck tonnage volumes snapped two months of declines with an increase in May, according to data issued today by the American Trucking Associations (ATA). The ATA’s advanced Seasonally Adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index, for May, came in at 115.4 […]
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15
Jun
Tentative Agreement Ends Workers Slowdowns and Stoppages that Crippled West Coast Ports
A tentative deal between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union was announced Wednesday night, ending 14 days of worker slowdowns and stoppages that crippled port productivity. The new contract is for six years and will […]
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