Week in Review: East Coast Port Workers Seeking Wage Increase, Blackstone Purchases 80 Percent of Burstone Group’s PEL Platform and More
From the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) pushing for a six-year contract that includes a 77 percent pay increase for its 45,000 workers to Blackstone agreeing to an aggressive deal, allowing it greater access to warehousing in the European market, here are the top stories of the week.
East Coast Port Workers Reportedly Seeking 77% Wage Increase
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Woolmark Stitches Together a 'Nature-Positive' Wool Roadmap
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What Does Blackstone’s Latest Logistics Deal Say About the Struggling Sector?
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India's Largest Container Port Backlogged After Heavy Flooding
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Bangladesh’s Garment Sector Grapples With More Unrest
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Better Cotton Transitioning to External Certification Scheme
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This Tool Uses Gen AI to Link Separate Instances of Organized Retail Crime
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Can Pop Culture Make Brands Recession Proof?
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