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IN THE NEWS with Fastener News Desk the Week of September 23, 2024

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 unloading of freight at 36 U.S. Register and book your room by September 24 for the best rates. orders already on the rise for the first half of 2024.

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New Survey from NAW Shows Wholesale Distribution Industry Faces Massive Disruption

Fastener News Desk

We are in the book distribution business , and a strike would have a massive impact on the industry. UPS is too big of a factor in the book industry. It will likely delay the delivery of inventory products used by critical aerospace and defense contractors. There are no real mitigation options.