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UAW Targets a Second Nonunion Automaker in the U.S. South

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Supply Chain Matters highlights development indicating that The United Auto Workers (UAW) labor union has filed for a representation election involving auto workers at the Mercedes production facility in Alabama. plant in Montgomery, Alabama , have signed union cards.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 24 – 30)

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Starting next week, Amazon will start actively recruiting existing small businesses in 23 states including Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, and Washington. percent), manufacturing (4.5

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Airbus Establishes Revised Plans to Boost A320 Family Monthly Production

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The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights new developments related to commercial aircraft manufacturer Airbus’s plans to restore higher levels on A320 family monthly production. . The report further indicates that the aircraft manufacturer will construct an additional U.S. Background. billion for the quarter. billion for the quarter.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 5 – 11)

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The Danish manufacturer saw sales begin to surge as consumers gravitated towards their building sets, which come in a variety of shapes, sizes, difficulties, and characters. The new spoke sites will be located in Austin and San Antonio, Texas, and Birmingham, Alabama.

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Contracts, Cancellations, and Closures: Persistent Trends Leave a Pre-Peak Season Logistics Industry on Edge

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Experts Weigh-In on Peak Season 2022. As the logistics industry reexamines capacity challenges ahead of the 2022 holiday shipping season, SupplyChainDive gathered a group of transportation experts to discuss how shippers should prepare for a potentially tough peak season. Despite High-Profile Retail Cancellations, U.S. 803 billion U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 8 – 14)

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More than 70 percent of Toyota Motor Manufacturing , Alabama’s power will soon be generated by the sun. Today, Huntsville Utilities, Toyota Alabama and Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. million jobs in March, the fewest number of jobs in the sector since January 2022, when companies employed 1.88 Employment at U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up

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based Alabama and Georgia production facilities. Delivery of these innovative vans began in July 2022. The report observes that in 2021-2022, the largest carriers amassed net income levels totaling $364 billion. Hyundai Motor America announced this week that the automaker will raise certain U.S.