Biden Admin Awards $3.5M in Grants for Trucking Workforce Training August 27, 2024 SupplyChainBrain The funds will go to training programs at community colleges in 16 states, including Colorado, Texas, Maryland, Georgia, California and Ohio.Read More
BNSF, Norfolk Southern Reach New Deals With Five Unions August 27, 2024 SupplyChainBrain The new deals include a 3.5% yearly wage increase over the next five years, along with more vacation hours earlier in workers' careers.Read More
IBM to Shut China R&D Team, Affecting Less Than 1,000 Staff August 27, 2024 Bloomberg Hardware is a particularly sensitive arena given the U.S. and China are locked in a conflict over key technologies from semiconductors to artificial intelligence. Read More
Indian Port Unions, Officials to Meet in Attempt to Avert Strike August 27, 2024 Bloomberg India’s 12 largest ports handled 818 million tons of cargo in the year through March, a 4.4% increase over the prior year.Read More
Ikea Trials Online Store for Secondhand Furniture August 27, 2024 SupplyChainBrain The new store is currently up and running in Oslo and Madrid, with the company planning to decide on next steps after December.Read More
Shein Admits to Two Cases of Child Labor in Supply Chain August 26, 2024 SupplyChainBrain Shein's report also found that 0.5% of suppliers it audited weren't paying workers the local minimum wage, or were delaying wage payments.Read More
Canada Announces 100% Tariffs on Imported Chinese EVs August 26, 2024 SupplyChainBrain Canada, the U.S. and the EU have all accused China of providing unfair subsidies to automakers and green energy manufacturers.Read More
U.S. Sanctions Seven ‘Dark Fleet’ Ships Linked to Russia LNG August 26, 2024 Bloomberg U.S., EU and U.K. authorities have imposed sanctions on dozens of tankers tied to the Russian oil trade since late last year. Read More
Burning Red Sea Oil Tanker Risks Ecological Disaster, EU Warns August 26, 2024 Bloomberg The Sounion tanker was hit earlier this week by a series of missiles while sailing through the waterway and suffered a fresh attack on August 23.Read More
Canadian Rail Stoppage Partially Ends After Government Intervenes August 23, 2024 SupplyChainBrain The Canadian labor minister has asked the federal industrial relations board to impose binding arbitration on the parties. Read More