Bill in U.S. Congress Aims to Shift Corporate Goals Toward Workers, Re-Investment December 12, 2024 SupplyChainBrain The bill would mandate that at least 40% of a corporation’s board of directors be chosen directly by employees. Read More
Biden Announces More Punitive Tariffs Against China December 12, 2024 SupplyChainBrain The USTR said that, while the China had changed some specific unfair measures, the country’s harmful forced technology transfer practices have continued.Read More
Not Enough Green Fuel to Meet Net-Zero, Says Hapag-Lloyd December 12, 2024 SupplyChainBrain The company’s CEO anticipates that the fleet’s speed will have to go down to meet new regulation on emissions reductions. Read More
CN Rail, Unifor Reach Tentative Deal December 11, 2024 SupplyChainBrain Unifor members had voted overwhelmingly in favor of strike action should an agreement not be reached by January 1, 2025.Read More
HelloFresh Investigated Over Child Labor Claims December 11, 2024 SupplyChainBrain Across roughly 1,700 cases combined between 2023 and 2024, the DOL found nearly 10,000 children employed in violation of U.S. labor laws.Read More
Boeing Resumes 737 Max Production December 10, 2024 SupplyChainBrain Boeing's machinist strike ended in early November, although it's taken weeks for the company to spin its factories back up to full operations.Read More
Trudeau Says Trump Tariffs Will Lead to 'Real Hardship' for Americans December 10, 2024 SupplyChainBrain The Canadian Prime Minister said Americans are "beginning to wake up to the reality" that Trump's tariffs will drive up prices on a variety of goods.Read More
India's Nicobar Transshipment Hub 'Death Sentence' for Tribe, Flora and Fauna December 10, 2024 SupplyChainBrain Some experts believe that the project would be a "death sentence tantamount to genocide" for the island's nomadic Shompen tribe. Read More
Teamsters Give Amazon Ultimatum December 9, 2024 SupplyChainBrain The Teamsters are pushing for a national contract proposal for all delivery drivers and warehouse workers looking to organize. Read More
Made in America? Look Under the Hood December 9, 2024 SupplyChainBrain For example, the F-150 pickup truck has only 24% of its components made in the U.S, and onshoring production would take many years.Read More
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