WASHINGTON — Freight rail companies and unions representing tens of thousands of workers reached a tentative agreement to avoid what would have been an economically damaging strike, a relief for […]
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Back to news homeHow a Rail Strike Could Reinvigorate Supply Chain Disruption
Just as the global supply chain flashes signs of returning to normal, a new crisis now threatens to disrupt the transport of a vast range of goods, from agricultural crops […]
Biden Maneuvers to Try to Avoid Devastating Rail Strike
WASHINGTON — President Biden, desperate to avert a damaging freight rail strike that could exacerbate rapid inflation, is pushing rail companies and unions to reach an agreement ahead of a […]
Strike Threat on Freight Railroads Is New Supply Chain Worry
“Failure to finalize an agreement before the Sept. 16 deadline will hurt U.S. consumers and imperil the availability, affordability and accessibility of everyday essential products,” the Consumer Brands Association, which […]
Amtrak Rewarded Executives With Six-Figure Bonuses as Rail Service Struggled
John Samuelsen, the president of the Transport Workers Union, whose members include nearly 1,500 service workers, mechanics and inspectors at Amtrak, said he was disgusted by the payouts.“They gave themselves […]
Berkshire Hathaway Rebounds From the Pandemic
Warren E. Buffett is eager to make one point clear about Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate he controls: It is a good corporate American citizen.In announcing Berkshire’s nearly $90 billion profit […]
Global Shipping Delays Loom Over Retailers for the Holidays
WASHINGTON — It was 73 days until Christmas, and the clock was ticking down for Catch Co.The Chicago-based fishing company had secured a spot to sell a new product, an […]
Tom Lin Makes His Debut With ‘The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu’
“Historically the Western has been this super masculine genre — the male cowboy, the male rancher, the male outlaw,” North said. “It’s a genre that was ripe to be reinvented […]
Who Takes the Eurostar? Almost No One, as the Pandemic Fuels a Rail Crisis
PARIS — Earlier this month, David-Alexander Leduc rolled his suitcase down a nearly empty platform at the Gare du Nord train station and scanned his ticket at the turnstile to […]