Vancouver handled about 52% of grain produced across Canada last year, according to the Grain Growers of Canada trade group.

Roughly 33,000 Boeing workers have been on strike since September 13, idling the planemaker’s main jetliner factories near Seattle.

If East and Gulf Coast ports are forced to shut down, the U.S. could see inventory shortages, higher costs at grocery stores, and months-long container backlogs.

As AI continues to spread throughout the manufacturing sector, its impact will only intensify.

The austerity measure affects tens of thousands of U.S.-based employees, managers and executives, according to the company.

This comes just a day after the UAW filed unfair labor practice charges against Stellantis with the National Labor Relations Board. 

The federal Taft-Hartley Act gives the president the authority to head off any strike and impose an 80-day "cooling off" period.

George said he plans to draw on his experience with factory floor productivity and quality control strategies to improve Norfolk Southern’s operations.

The planemaker will also stop issuing “a majority” of its supplier purchase orders for the 737, 767 and 777 jetliner programs affected by the walkout.

The conversation about bringing manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. from Asia often skips over an important question.