Following months of negotiations and work disruptions, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association, which represents 29 ports, have reached an agreement that will last six years if ratified by […] Read More
The U.S. trucking industry faces a shortage of more than 78,000 truck drivers and will need to hire 1.2 million new drivers over the next decade to meet increasing freight demands. As Congress considers this […] Read More
The United States avoided what would have been a crippling freight rail strike after U.S. House and Senate lawmakers approved legislation to address the crisis and President Joe Biden signed the bill into law. The […] Read More
Connecting the Dots has been following negotiations between freight railroads and freight railroad employees’ unions for several weeks. Last week, we reported some positive news: the two sides had agreed to give one another a […] Read More
As Connecting the Dots reported two weeks ago, due to lingering concerns about sick leave policy, the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) and the Brotherhood of Maintenance Way Employees Division (BMWED) of the International Brotherhood of […] Read More
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