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Industry reporting, member spotlights, and operational guidance from ACWI. Every article from our archive is here — 1,254 posts going back to 2014.
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…
Nearly one-third of employers chose to expand their employee benefits over the past 16 months to remain competitive in a heated recruiting environment, according to a Society for Human Resource Management study. “Recruiting difficulty has continued to…
While Muslims make up only 1% of the population in the United States, they now represent one-quarter of religious discrimination complaints filed with the Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission. At the top of the list of these complaints are employers…
Although it is true that retail sales for this year are up over last year, the National Retail Federation looks like it may be reading too much into recent research showing more stores being built than are being closed. NRF says an IHL Group report “offers a…
Blog
Industry reporting, member spotlights, and operational guidance from ACWI. Every article from our archive is here — 1,254 posts going back to 2014.
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…
Nearly one-third of employers chose to expand their employee benefits over the past 16 months to remain competitive in a heated recruiting environment, according to a Society for Human Resource Management study. “Recruiting difficulty has continued to…
While Muslims make up only 1% of the population in the United States, they now represent one-quarter of religious discrimination complaints filed with the Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission. At the top of the list of these complaints are employers…
Although it is true that retail sales for this year are up over last year, the National Retail Federation looks like it may be reading too much into recent research showing more stores being built than are being closed. NRF says an IHL Group report “offers a…