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July 30, 2023
FedEx Pilots Reject 30% Pay Hike Proposal, but a Strike isn’t ImminentPilots for FedEx have rejected a tentative labor deal. But that doesn’t mean they’re about to walk off the job…
July 29, 2023
UPS Shippers May Facer Double-Digit Rate Increases in Wake of ContractUPS Inc. shippers should brace themselves for double-digit general rate increases (GRI) in 2024 as the transport and logistics behemoth…
July 26, 2023
Yellow Exec Tells Sales Staff Company will File Bankruptcy MondayYellow’s senior vice president of sales informed her staff on Wednesday that their last day would be Friday and the…
July 24, 2023
No Strike at Yellow; Central States Grants ExtensionTeamsters at less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. will not be on strike Monday as previously planned. Central States Funds agreed Sunday to…
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…
July 17, 2023
Strike risk rises as Yellow punts on more than $50M in required contributionsA delinquency notice was issued Monday showing less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. failed to make required contributions to health and welfare…
July 17, 2023
European Aviation Strikes: What’s the LatestAnother summer of strikes is hitting European aviation. With commercial aviation being a labor intensities industry that requires many work…
July 14, 2023
Wholesale Weakness Slowing US Inventory Destocking, Freight DemandThere is growing conviction among US companies that inventory destocking is working, thinning stockpiles of goods built up in 2022 — but…
July 13, 2023
Western Canada Port Strike Ends After Deal Reached on Tentative Four-Year ContractThe 13-day longshore strike that hit the Western Canadian ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert ended Thursday after the International…
July 5, 2023
UPS, Teamsters talks collapseContract negotiations between UPS Inc. and the Teamsters union collapsed early Wednesday morning, with each side blaming the other for…