The union message underscores the heightened scrutiny on airline safety following a January incident in which a panel blew off the side of an Alaska Airlines plane mid-flight.

FBI agents early April 15 boarded the Singapore-flagged container ship, which remains disabled on the Patapsco River. 

Doubts about China as the ideal place to manufacture cheap consumer goods for the West have been voiced for years.

In February, the White House said it was opening an investigation into whether Chinese cars pose a national security risk.

Beijing is accelerating a campaign to eradicate American technology, in part to circumvent a growing thicket of U.S, sanctions.

The “next generation” of packaging must meet strict standards of recyclability, reusability, compostability, biodegradability and traceability.

Companies acting alone in responding to food recalls, rather than collaborating with supply chain partners, are only prolonging the exposure of compromised products in the marketplace. 

The whistleblower accused the planemaker of subpar safety standards and retaliation for identifying engineering issues.

The regulations from the EPA are part of a goal to cut toxic air pollution in the U.S. by over 6,200 tons each year.

The settlement combines 31 separate cases, and allows for additional compensation for residents who were within 10 miles of the derailment.