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    Op-ed / Commentary Research ● Labor Strike Unionization Unions

    From Amazon warehouse to port strikes, shippers and the DOT are preparing for an unpredictable 2025

    January 2, 2025 // In recent years, the logistics industry has become familiar with "black swan" events, the biggest being Covid, which brought the global supply chain to a halt. The lessons learned during the pandemic led to new digital solutions for companies to track trade and solve for the lack of communication and data sharing that contributed to massive congestion at ports. Those solutions will continue to play a major role in dealing with trade disruptions.

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    Op-ed / Commentary Research ● Labor Strike Unionization Unions

    2024 strikes predicted to be less disruptive; but layoffs and unionization continue

    January 5, 2024 // US workers will not be exerting the same sort of pay pressures on employers as they did in 2023, with opportunities to strike being much reduced. After a bumper 2023 of strike activity, it claims the bargaining schedule for 2024 does not appear to be facing as many battles ahead.

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