Air cargo shipments will be halted on Sept. 19 at Air Canada if pilots follow through on a threat to strike without a new labor deal. The airline on Monday said it is finalizing contingency plans for a phased shutdown of most operations. Talks between the company and the Air Line Pilots Association, representing more…
A tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico could develop into a hurricane that threatens southern Louisiana and northern coastal Texas on Wednesday. On Monday morning, the National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch from Cameron eastward to Grand Isle in Louisiana. The NHC states in its fourth public advisory that a tropical storm watch…
Two divisions of Universal Logistics are laying off workers at the company’s facility in Detroit. In WARN notices filed last week with the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, the company said it was laying off 62 people from Universal Logistics Insights and 30 from Universal Dedicated of Detroit. The layoffs are effective Oct….
ATLANTA — The Norfolk Southern board of directors is investigating allegations that CEO Alan Shaw had an inappropriate workplace relationship, CNBC reported Sunday, citing three unnamed people said to be familiar with the matter. The investigation is in its early stages, the network reported, and it is possible that no misconduct will be uncovered. Norfolk…
The Montreal Port Authority has begun work on the Pie-IX rail bridge rehabilitation project to ensure long-term viability of the rail link itself, improve supply chain fluidity, increase rail capacity and optimize the flow of goods on the port’s rail network. Spanning Pie-IX Boulevard north of Port Road, the steel and concrete ballasted deck bridge…