ILA Strike Updates
February 26 Today, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) ratified a six-year master contract with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX),
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MARKET BRIEF | January 2025
ILA Strike Averted The night of January 9, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX)
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MARKET BRIEF | December 2024
Canada Post Workers Return to Work Canada Post workers have ended their strike and are returning to work following a
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MARKET BRIEF | November 2024
ILA-USMX Negotiations Stall over Automation The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have hit another
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MARKET BRIEF | October 2024
ILA Continues Fight on Automation Even though the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) agreed to go back to work, ending their
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MARKET BRIEF | June 2022
A BRIEF look at what’s happening in the logistics and shipping industry. AUTOMATION AT CENTER OF PORT LABOR TALKS Contract
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WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT: How the Industry Fares in the Age of the Robots
For years now, industry observers and experts across the supply chain have been discussing the future of warehousing, as it relates
Read moreSmoke and Mirrors: Automation, Globalization, and the Challenges Facing the American Labor Market
When President Obama gave his farewell address to the nation at the beginning of this week, he took a moment
Read moreNear Field Communication and the Future of Smart Shopping
Of the various technologies that are set to transform the fabric of everyday life as we begin to approach the
Read moreUPDATED: Amazon Go: A New Day for the American Consumer, or the Last Days of the American Retail Worker?
Updated: 1/22/18 As of Monday, January 22, 2018, the flagship Amazon Go store has publicly launched. A little over a year
Read moreBigger, Faster, Stronger: How Defense and Aerospace are Leading the Way in Big Data Security
As the big data market is expected to exceed $32 billion dollars in 2017, its implementation has moved well beyond
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