In a note to employees in October, CEO Kelly Ortberg told workers that the company needed to align its staffing levels with its "financial reality."

According to the DOE, industrial manufacturing accounts for roughly 20% of annual greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.

The China-backed megaport has the potential to create whole new trade routes that will bypass North America entirely.

The government may be forced to intervene in the strike, as it has done with recent port strikes, given the importance of the postal carrier to the economy.

Despite Republican hostility, and even with control of both chambers of Congress and the White House, cutting federal transit funding may prove difficult.

Businesses are poised to continue bringing in larger volumes of goods through the end of the year, which is normally a quieter time for the ports.

The group consists of 40 companies, and was originally founded by e-commerce giant Amazon, outdoor recreation retailer Patagonia, and German coffee chain Tchibo.

The Cleveland-based investment firm had sought to remove then-CEO Alan Shaw early in 2024, moves before he was eventually ousted by the railroad. 

This comes as businesses have been faced with the possibility of new tariffs from the upcoming Trump administration in the U.S.

Large employers including Amazon, Starbucks, Trader Joe’s and REI have responded to increasing attempts to unionize by holding captive audience meetings.