Boeing Offers Union 30% Wage Hike in Bid to End Strike September 24, 2024 Bloomberg Roughly 33,000 Boeing workers have been on strike since September 13, idling the planemaker’s main jetliner factories near Seattle.Read More
SCB FEATURE 'A Perfect Storm': Supply Chains Brace for Looming Strike at U.S. Ports September 24, 2024 Nick Bowman, Senior Editor 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.Read More
THINK TANK Implementing Tabletop Exercises for Supply Chain IT and Cybersecurity Management September 23, 2024 Zoe Lindsey, SCB Contributor Don’t wait for the next crisis to expose your vulnerabilities. Start implementing regular tabletop exercises within your organization today. Read More
Boeing Furloughs Salaried Staff to Preserve Cash September 19, 2024 Bloomberg The austerity measure affects tens of thousands of U.S.-based employees, managers and executives, according to the company.Read More
Auto Workers With Stellantis Threaten to Authorize Strike September 19, 2024 SupplyChainBrain This comes just a day after the UAW filed unfair labor practice charges against Stellantis with the National Labor Relations Board. Read More
THINK TANK Peak Season 2024: Projections, and Last-Minute Advice September 19, 2024 Anthony Jordan, SCB Contributor It’s that time of year again. The supply chain industry is reading the numbers and making final projections and predictions for peak season 2024.Read More
Biden Admin Says President Won't Block Potential Strike at East, Gulf Coast Ports September 18, 2024 SupplyChainBrain The federal Taft-Hartley Act gives the president the authority to head off any strike and impose an 80-day "cooling off" period.Read More
DOJ Files $100M Claim Against Owners of Ship that Destroyed Baltimore Bridge September 18, 2024 SupplyChainBrain The DOJ alleges that the owners and operators of the Dali cut corners on configuring the ship's electrical and mechanical systems.Read More
SCB FEATURE 'Alarm Bells Became a Fire Alarm': The Push to Save Oregon's Only Container Terminal September 18, 2024 Nick Bowman, Senior Editor While there's still a long road ahead for Terminal 6, the outlook for saving container service in Oregon is rosier now than it's been in years.Read More
Boeing Starts Hiring Freeze, Weighs Temporary Furloughs September 16, 2024 Bloomberg 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.Read More