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Amazon warehouse in Montreal sees union drive
MONTREAL — A unionization campaign is underway at an Amazon warehouse in Montreal, as one of North America's largest employers…
Suez Canal’s April revenues hit all-time record
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Suez Canal said Sunday its monthly revenues hit an all-time record, raking in $629 million in April.
The…
Ukraine war, Omicron weigh on air cargo
Geneva — Data from March shows global air cargo demand dropped due to the effects of Omicron in Asia, the Russia-Ukraine war and a…
Maersk acquires Pilot Freight Services
Copenhagen – A.P. Moller-Maersk has acquired Pilot Freight Services, a US-based supply chain provider with cross-border solutions…
CN Rail profits dip amid supply chain snarls, lower grain exports
MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. on Tuesday lowered its earnings forecast for the year after profits sagged in its first…
Air Canada to jack up fares amid higher fuel costs, weak business travel
MONTREAL — Air Canada is poised to raise fares as it looks to offset the hit from higher fuel costs, sagging business travel and…
Amazon warehouse workers in Alberta file a second time for unionization vote
NISKU, Alta. — A group of Amazon warehouse workers in Alberta are trying again to unionize.
Teamsters Local Union 362 says it…
Amazon extends Prime perks to merchant sites
Amazon is extending the benefits of a Prime subscription to online stores beyond its own site, a move geared toward boosting…
Shanghai easing rules surrounding trucks
BEIJING (AP) — Officials in Shanghai promised to ease anti-virus controls on truck drivers that are hampering food supplies and…
Law combating modern slavery and child labour a priority: minister
OTTAWA — Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan says the government is planning legislation to make Canadian companies ensure that they…
Responding to crisis
From the April 2022 print edition
The world’s supply chains were already strained from the COVID-19 pandemic when Russia…
A new operating model
From the April 2022 print edition
Over the last decade, and particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the procurement and…