The dispute is over who is responsible for connecting moored vessels to shore-based electricity while docked, in a process known as “cold ironing.”

There are some signs the labor market is already softening. Job openings overall have retreated from a record, but remain extremely elevated.

It’s time to admit it: self-driving trucks are hooey. We should instead turn to reviving America’s neglected rail network.

The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees, the third largest railroad union, voted earlier in October to also reject the agreement.

Additional workforce to handle peak season volume in the company’s distribution centers.

Workers across the U.S. allege that the giant company is conducting a harsh crackdown on unionization activities, and they have responded with protests and strikes.

The difference between crumbling under the weight of complex supply chains and reacting to sudden change is a matter of having the right tools.

Almost 600 Unite members in Liverpool will strike for two weeks after the union said talks over pay and other issues ended in "chaos."

The loss is a setback for the Amazon Labor Union, which has struggled to expand its influence beyond New York City and even hang on to its gains there.

Altogether, the number of robots currently operational around the globe is reckoned to be about 3.5 million units — roughly the population of Uruguay.