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TFI weighs U.S. nonunion LTL acquisition

The carrier is looking into adding a nonunion LTL carrier for around C$200 million, or $142 million at current exchange rates, CEO Alain Bédard said.

July 28, 2026
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentLogistics

Canadian Union Presses Ford for Higher Pay, Job Security

Canadian union Unifor is seeking higher pay and retirement benefits as well as better job security from Ford in contract negotiations.

June 22, 2026
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogistics

Union Pacific, Rocky Mountain Steel Sign Rail Supply Deal

Union Pacific has secured long-term access to U.S.-made steel rail through a new seven-year contract with Rocky Mountain Steel Mills.

April 16, 2026
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsPrivateGlobal FreightTop 100

Amazon Battles Claims of 'Control' Over Contract Drivers

Amazon.com exercised “overwhelming control” over subcontracted drivers it claimed weren’t its employees, U.S. labor board attorneys told a judge Sept. 22.

September 23, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Volkswagen Unions Urge Blume to Quit Porsche Role

The company’s top labor official, Daniela Cavallo, on Sept. 2 urged Blume to step aside as head of Porsche AG, where he has remained CEO even after taking the helm at Volkswagen in 2022.

September 2, 2025
BusinessEquipment

UAW Faction Seeks to Oust President Shawn Fain

Workers at a Stellantis truck factory in suburban Detroit and an engine plant in Michigan voted over the weekend to start the union’s process to remove its leader ahead of an election next year.

August 5, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsTop 100

Amazon Accused of Hiring Spree to Block Canadian Union Drive

Amazon “bombarded” employees with messages that were generally anti-union, the labor body said, though the company said it was “simply providing facts.”

July 11, 2025
BusinessFor-HireTop 100

10 Roads Express Reaches Tentative Agreement With Teamsters

A four-month-long strike at Iowa-based contract carrier 10 Roads Express by members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters has taken a major step toward resolution.

June 20, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Ancora Says Its US Steel Turnaround Plan Worth $75 a Share

Ancora Holdings Group has unveiled a turnaround plan for U.S. Steel that it estimates would deliver shareholders more than $75 per-share in value, if a takeover by Nippon Steel falls through.

April 7, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Lutnick Fields Rival US Steel Bids by Nippon Steel, Activist

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has emerged as a key player in determining the future of United States Steel Corp., holding back-to-back meetings with rival bidders for the American steelmaker last week.

April 1, 2025

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