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Labor Strike Targeting U.S. Automakers- Update Five

Supply Chain Matters

Upwards of 4,000 UAW workers at Volvo’s Mack truck manufacturing facilities in Florida, Maryland and Pennsylvania went on strike after rejecting a tentative five year contract agreement that included a reported 19 percent wage increase. Hence are the likely sensitivities to the Ford negotiations.

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Viral Reaction: Zika and the Supply Chain

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More than a dozen cases have been reported in Florida, prompting the logistics companies to heighten their mitigating measures against the disease. This kind of hazardous situation is not just affecting people’s lives, but it has alerted some companies like UPS and DHL as well. SARS And Its Contagion Effect.