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Canadian Pacific Rail Halts Operations After Labor Talks Fail

One of Canada’s largest railways is winding down operations after failing to reach a labor deal with unionized workers.

A Canadian Pacific Railway train leaves Hardisty, Alberta, Canada. Photo: Bloomberg.

Growing Pains, Labor Woes: Five Supply Chain Challenges to Count On This Year

It’s time to take an honest look at what’s happening around us, learn from the past two years, and plan accordingly.

A worker surveys inventory on a warehouse shelf. Photo: C Technical/ Pexels.

FedEx Delivery Contractors Petition for Higher Payments After Holidays Left Them Short

FedEx Corp. delivery contractors are demanding higher pay and changes to operations, stung by rising costs and a drop in compensation for the most recent holiday season.

FedEx Corp. couriers unload packages from a delivery truck. Photo: Bloomberg.

Ukraine Farmers Urged to Sow But Fear for Workers’ Lives

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is urging farmers to sow as many fields as possible to protect the food supply. But several of the nation’s largest agribusinesses say some plantings just won’t happen if Russia continues its war in Europe’s breadbasket.

Deere & Co. combine harvesters create clouds of dust as they harvest a field of wheat in Varva, Ukraine. Photo: Bloomberg.

To Fight Modern Slavery, Start With Tier 2 Suppliers

Companies that lack supply chain visibility beyond first-tier suppliers can’t confirm if or where labor exploitation is occurring.

The Slavery Footprint app, created by Made in a Free World, generates estimates of an individual's reliance on slave labor from data on trafficked humans and labor-abuse rates at manufacturers and suppliers. Photo: Bloomberg.

Corporations Are Hiring Experts to Help Workers Escape Ukraine War Zone

U.S. companies are enlisting former military and law enforcement professionals to help employees in Ukraine navigate congested roads and train stations to slip across the border to safety.

Police officers assist displaced Ukrainians waiting outside a temporary immigration office in Brussels, Belgium. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: Elevating Women to Supply Chain Leadership

Meredith Singletary, senior director of HR with DHL Supply Chain, discusses what needs to be done to increase participation of women in leadership roles in supply chain and logistics.

Elevating Women to Supply Chain Leadership

Logistics Labor Has a People Problem, Not a Worker Shortage

The logistics industry likes to think that it has a labor shortage, but it really has a people problem.

A warehouse worker uses a pallet jack to move boxes. Photo: Shutterstock.

Ukraine Outsourcing Is a Major Part of Global Tech Supply Chain

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has disrupted projects at a raft of global tech companies, and employers are now arranging escape plans for their workers.

Boosting CSR Objectives Through Smarter Procurement

Corporate social responsibility (CSR), a commitment to meeting or exceeding ethical, legal and commercial public expectations, not only helps make the world a better place, but is also increasingly critical to business results.

Aerial view of a landfill. Photo: Tom Fisk/ Pexels.

Five Ways to Retain Truckers Amid Sweeping Driver Shortage

Truckers are leaving their jobs in droves, citing exhaustion, safety concerns and more. With these factors in mind, it’s essential for employers to understand what’s important to drivers today, and how to maintain positive, long-term relationships.

A heavy goods vehicle drives down a highway at dusk. Photo: Getty.

Will West Coast Longshore Labor Talks Stall Again?

U.S. importers and exporters are bracing themselves for the possibility of a strike — or, at the very least, a damaging worker slowdown — by dockworkers at West Coast ports, as management and labor seek accord on a new longshore contract.

Dockworkers move cargo on a container terminal. Photo: Port of Los Angeles.

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