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Economics
Which economy? Three heartbeats to monitor
Donald Broughton, FreightWaves’ chief market strategist, helps explain the U.S. economy in a multi-part series. This article focuses on the…
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Australia
Wharfies fired up over alleged threat to income protection benefits
Longshoremen working for DP World Australia (DPWA) are fired up over an alleged threat to their income protection insurance. That…
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Australia
EXPLAINER: Why Australia’s longshoremen companies are fighting the Maritime Union
Every three years each of the stevedore companies enter into a protracted and bitter dispute with the local longshoremen’s representative…
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Australia
War on the wharves – Aussie longshoremen’s dispute worsens
An industrial dispute between the local longshoremen’s union, the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA), and stevedoring company, Hutchison Ports, is…
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Australia
Strike causes truckers to be hit with box detention fees
Playing pass the parcel is fun when you’re a little kid. It’s less so when the parcel is a great…
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Australia
Striking longshoremen cause chaos at Australian box terminals
Rolling strikes by workers at the Hutchison Ports Australia box terminals in Sydney and Brisbane started at 6:00 a.m. (Australian…
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