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Dockworkers threaten to strike at key U.S. ports over automation and pay

Fastener News Desk

The International Longshoremen’s Union is demanding significantly higher wages and a total ban on the automation of cranes, gates and container movements that are used in the loading or loading of freight at 36 U.S. If a strike were resolved within a few weeks, consumers probably wouldn’t notice any major shortages of retail goods.

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Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2023

Foley

Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals. When it comes to healthcare and pharmaceuticals, cyberattacks can have particularly dire consequences. CBP regulations place the burden for accuracy in the importation and payment of duties on the importer of record – not the broker or freight forwarder, as some importers mistakenly believe.