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Industry reporting, member spotlights, and operational guidance from ACWI. Every article from our archive is here — 1,251 posts going back to 2014.
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The last piece fell into place for turning around the National Labor Relation Board’s pro-union tilt over the last eight years when the Senate confirmed President Trump’s nominee Peter B. Robb to serve as the board’s general counsel. Peter B. Robb Robb,…
Retail analytics provider ShopperTrak says the 10 busiest shopping days of 2017 will be different because for the first time in since 2012, there are four December Saturdays prior to Christmas. The busiest days will be (in order of sales totals): Friday,…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas for those who are looking for part-time, temporary work. UPS says it will hire 95,000 seasonal employees while FedEx will bring on more than 50,000. Target stores plans to hire 100,000 workers for the November and…
Apparently fearful that the fallout from the CSX service meltdown could fuel calls for re-regulation, the railroad lobby seems to have recruited a motley cast of characters to tell Congress to back off. The odd coalition of non-transportation groups asked…
“The company’s results for the third quarter reflect the resiliency of Precision Scheduled Railroading, even during times of transition,” declared E. Hunter Harrison, president of CSX Transportation when announcing its third quarter earnings on Oct. 17.…
Although the Obama administration supported the ambitions of labor unions, the Trump presidency has seen the rollback of many of those initiatives, and now things are about to get a whole lot worse for the unions. On Sept. 25 the Senate confirmed Trump’s…
After spending a large amount on organizing costs, the Teamster union apparently has thrown in the towel when it comes to trying to unionize FedEx Freight drivers. The company reported that the National Labor Relations Board has issued an order that…
As of Jan. 1, 2018, employers with operations in California can be fined for allowing federal immigration officials access to their facilities without first demanding to see a warrant or subpoena compelling such cooperation. An employer who violates this…
Employers are required to consider an employee’s request to telecommute as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission argues. In July, EEOC filed suit claiming an employer violated…
The National Retail Federation expects holiday retail sales in November and December to increase between 3.6 and 4% for a total of $678.75 billion to $682 billion – up from $655.8 billion last year. “Although this year hasn’t been perfect, especially with…
Retail industry advocates are mounting a concerted attack on assertions that ecommerce is driving a decline in bricks-and-mortar retail, saying that this is a myth unsupported by facts. In reality, more stores have been opening than have been closing, and…
Will your next warehouse be floating in the sky? Two of the biggest names in retail – Amazon and Walmart -- are betting that it will happen. The most recent development was the filing of a patent for a blimp-based distribution system by Walmart, but it may…
Blog
Industry reporting, member spotlights, and operational guidance from ACWI. Every article from our archive is here — 1,251 posts going back to 2014.
Showing 989 posts in Warehouse and Logistics Newsletter.
The last piece fell into place for turning around the National Labor Relation Board’s pro-union tilt over the last eight years when the Senate confirmed President Trump’s nominee Peter B. Robb to serve as the board’s general counsel. Peter B. Robb Robb,…
Retail analytics provider ShopperTrak says the 10 busiest shopping days of 2017 will be different because for the first time in since 2012, there are four December Saturdays prior to Christmas. The busiest days will be (in order of sales totals): Friday,…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas for those who are looking for part-time, temporary work. UPS says it will hire 95,000 seasonal employees while FedEx will bring on more than 50,000. Target stores plans to hire 100,000 workers for the November and…
Apparently fearful that the fallout from the CSX service meltdown could fuel calls for re-regulation, the railroad lobby seems to have recruited a motley cast of characters to tell Congress to back off. The odd coalition of non-transportation groups asked…
“The company’s results for the third quarter reflect the resiliency of Precision Scheduled Railroading, even during times of transition,” declared E. Hunter Harrison, president of CSX Transportation when announcing its third quarter earnings on Oct. 17.…
Although the Obama administration supported the ambitions of labor unions, the Trump presidency has seen the rollback of many of those initiatives, and now things are about to get a whole lot worse for the unions. On Sept. 25 the Senate confirmed Trump’s…
After spending a large amount on organizing costs, the Teamster union apparently has thrown in the towel when it comes to trying to unionize FedEx Freight drivers. The company reported that the National Labor Relations Board has issued an order that…
As of Jan. 1, 2018, employers with operations in California can be fined for allowing federal immigration officials access to their facilities without first demanding to see a warrant or subpoena compelling such cooperation. An employer who violates this…
Employers are required to consider an employee’s request to telecommute as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission argues. In July, EEOC filed suit claiming an employer violated…
The National Retail Federation expects holiday retail sales in November and December to increase between 3.6 and 4% for a total of $678.75 billion to $682 billion – up from $655.8 billion last year. “Although this year hasn’t been perfect, especially with…
Retail industry advocates are mounting a concerted attack on assertions that ecommerce is driving a decline in bricks-and-mortar retail, saying that this is a myth unsupported by facts. In reality, more stores have been opening than have been closing, and…
Will your next warehouse be floating in the sky? Two of the biggest names in retail – Amazon and Walmart -- are betting that it will happen. The most recent development was the filing of a patent for a blimp-based distribution system by Walmart, but it may…