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Mercedes Alabama Workers Vote Not to Unionize

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production facility in Alabama. The next target for the UAW was reportedly the Hyundai production facilities in Alabama. The post Mercedes Alabama Workers Vote Not to Unionize first appeared on The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group / Supply Chain Management. Reportedly, 56 percent of upwards of 5,000 eligible Mercedes U.S.

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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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VW Tennessee Auto Workers Approve Labor Union Representation

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states ( Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, South Carolina and Texas ) each indicating in statements that unionization efforts will result in lost jobs and cutbacks from individual auto makers. Additional organizing efforts have been reported regarding a Hyundai production facility in Alabama as well.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 7 – 13)

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Port of Long Beach goes big on trains to relieve congested docks. The company is paying participating small businesses a per-package fee to deliver Amazon orders within a 10-mile radius to their neighbors’ homes in states like Nebraska, Mississippi, and Alabama. Ford expedites freight to alleviate supplier disruptions in China.

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When Is the Right Time to Switch to Outsourced Fulfillment?

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

If you don’t have the resources to support your e-commerce growth, it’s time to reconsider your order fulfillment strategy. Pickers, packers, receivers, replenishment workers, and managers need to be trained, paid, and supervised. The last thing you want it to do is impact customer service.

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Halloween Candy – A Scary Supply Chain Planning Problem

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In the interactive “ Top Halloween Candy by State ” map, CandyStore.com shows my beloved candy corn is the favorite candy for trick-or-treaters in Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Iowa, Michigan and Alabama. Digging deeper into the data, CandyStore.com has identified America’s top 10 Halloween candies for the past 11 years. Reese’s Cups.

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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