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July 30, 2023

FedEx Pilots Reject 30% Pay Hike Proposal, but a Strike isn’t Imminent

Pilots for FedEx have rejected a tentative labor deal. But that doesn’t mean they’re about to walk off the job…

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July 29, 2023

UPS Shippers May Facer Double-Digit Rate Increases in Wake of Contract

UPS Inc. shippers should brace themselves for double-digit general rate increases (GRI) in 2024 as the transport and logistics behemoth…

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July 26, 2023

Yellow Exec Tells Sales Staff Company will File Bankruptcy Monday

Yellow’s senior vice president of sales informed her staff on Wednesday that their last day would be Friday and the…

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July 24, 2023

No Strike at Yellow; Central States Grants Extension

Teamsters at less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. will not be on strike Monday as previously planned. Central States Funds agreed Sunday to…

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July 19, 2023

UPS is massive. Here’s a visual breakdown of how a strike could impact delivery globally.

UPS and Teamsters, the union representing nearly 340,000 UPS workers are trying to reach a new five-year labor contract before…

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July 17, 2023

Strike risk rises as Yellow punts on more than $50M in required contributions

A delinquency notice was issued Monday showing less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. failed to make required contributions to health and welfare…

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July 17, 2023

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…

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July 14, 2023

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…

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July 13, 2023

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…

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July 5, 2023

UPS, Teamsters talks collapse

Contract negotiations between UPS Inc. and the Teamsters union collapsed early Wednesday morning, with each side blaming the other for…

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