Norfolk Southern and BNSF late Friday said they had, in partnership, reached tentative, five-year collective bargaining agreements with a number of their unions. The railroad pacts come four months before the opening of the next bargaining round and cover approximately 30% of the unionized NS (NASDAQ: NSC) workforce and 15% of BNSF (workers. The early…
The Teamsters are cheering a decision by a regional office of the National Labor Relations Board that Amazon is a joint employer at a delivery service partner (DSP) in California that recognized a Teamsters local’s representation of the DSP’s drivers. While the decision has not yet been published by the NLRB, the Teamsters said its…
The Port of Los Angeles has appointed Erica M. Calhoun as deputy executive director overseeing the city of Los Angeles Harbor Department’s Administrative Bureau. In this newly created position, Calhoun will be responsible for the planning, direction and management of several key divisions at North America’s busiest container port. Calhoun has served as interim deputy…
This year’s Future of Freight Festival takes place Nov. 19-21 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. But it’s not your average conference. Sure, there are wonderful speakers and fireside chats. But that’s only half the fun. F3 is set up with half-days of speakers and amazing content. The other half we take over downtown Chattanooga, and there are…
Citing surging demand for its fleet of domestic containers, Union Pacific has assessed peak season surcharges out of Southern California. “Union Pacific is experiencing an increase in demand for EMP and UMAX domestic container capacity out of Southern California,” the railroad’s Premium Business Team said in an announcement to customers. “It is anticipated that demand…