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New "Striketober" Looms as U.S. Walkouts Increase Amid Surge in Union Activity

Support for labor unions in the U.S. has grown over the past year, as a surge in organizing has resulted in workers winning union elections at major corporations.

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Toyota Ends Carmaking in Russia, Seeing No Path to Restart Plant

The automaker suspended operations at its plant in Saint Petersburg in March along with peers including Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co.

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Podcast | It’s Not Just About Microchips: An Overlooked Link in the High-Tech Supply Chain

Most of the recent talk surrounding high-tech manufacturing supply chains has been about the severe shortage of microprocessors. But equally important is the supply of printed circuit boards.

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Solutions to the Supply Chain Bullwhip Effect

One of the curses of the Great Supply Chain Disruption of 2020 was the phenomenon known as “the bullwhip effect.”

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Record Shipping Costs Add to Auto Industry’s Supply Chain Woes

Earnings for freighters that move autos and industrial machines across the globe have surged to about $80,000 a day, the highest in data since at least 2000.

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United Airlines Staff at Heathrow to Vote on Strike Over Pay

United Airlines Holdings Inc. faces potential disruption in one of its most lucrative overseas markets as 300 workers at London’s Heathrow airport begin voting in a strike ballot over pay.

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A World of Hurt — Updated CSCMP State of Logistics Report

The report is produced annually for the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) by global consulting firm Kearney.

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Port Labor Talks Stall as Worker Disruptions Grow

The negotiations between dockworkers and employers are at a virtual standstill, with the sides locked down by local concerns and unable to move to contentious wage and automation issues.

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FedEx Stock Tumbles After Warning on Economic Trends

The delivery giant’s shares fell on Sept. 16 in the biggest one-day percentage drop since FedEx went public in 1978.

A close-up view of two FedEx Corp. parcels. Photo: Shutterstock.

FedEx CEO Says He Expects the Economy to Enter a "Worldwide Recession"

The CEO’s pessimism came after FedEx missed estimates on revenue and earnings in its first quarter. The company also withdrew its full year guidance.

Packages are unloaded from a FedEx Corp. truck in New York City. Photo: Shutterstock.

Granholm’s Call to Build U.S. Fuel Stockpiles Is a Losing Proposition

Diesel futures in New York are trading in the widest backwardation for this time of year in data going back to 2008, meaning the product in storage is losing value each day.

US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm Photo: Bloomberg

Can an FMC Order Break the Cargo Logjam at Ports?

The recently enacted Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 gave the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission stronger oversight of how ocean carriers and marine terminals treat shippers. Now, FMC is being called on to wield some of that power.

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