While 41% of Americans were still working for home (with full-time or hybrid) in January, it’s safe to say that America’s biggest cities have faced a major shock to the system.

The lack of human connection is one of the largest drawbacks for those who are working from home.

Across the pond, over 60 companies experimented with a 4-day work week - and out of those companies, about 90% of them continued with the shorter work week due to its high success.

There has been many quality of life complaints that have arose during contract negations between the railroad unions and companies.

More than half of the 108 carriers and brokers surveyed by TMS provider Rose Rocket have said that retaining and hiring truckers will be the top challenge of the year.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced that its workers are required to come back to the office, and a group of 5,000 employees has officially signed a petition to drop the mandate.

In order to regain control of the company’s operational model and develop more profit, Convoy CEO and co-founder Dan Lewis has announced through a LinkedIn post that the company is thinning its labor force.

Companies may lay off employees in one area or department while simultaneously hiring new employees in another area or department as part of a larger restructuring effort.

Companies should regularly review their recruiting processes and tools to ensure that they are efficient, user-friendly, and aligned with the needs of recruiters.

Citing the so-called “22.4 classification” in the UPS-Teamster contract, the company has sent an unspecified number of junior drivers packing.

According to a June 2022 Gallup poll, 2 out of 10 Americans report that they have a close companionship in the workplace, likely due to the dramatic rise of remote and hybrid work in the American workplace.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, overall US union membership dropped by .2% in 2022, falling from 10.3% in 2021.

The Covid-19 pandemic sent the vast majority of office workers home to work from the living rooms and kitchen tables.

President Joe Biden and former President Bill Clinton will unite at an event this week to spotlight the famous piece of legislation that guaranteed qualified American workers up to 12 weeks of unpaid time off.

Offering grace is a key leadership quality that can have a significant impact on the success of a supply chain.

While California and New York lost hundreds of thousands of residents, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas were mass gainers. Some speculate that the migration is due to lower taxes and also reference the strong job market and “bounce-back” post-pandemic.

Why is the packaging industry specifically affected by labor constraints and a high turnover rate?

Robots and humans - we need to work together. Robotics need a proper human labor management system to operate effectively in the supply chain logistics industry for a number of reasons.

Tom Weakley of the OOIDA Foundation is speaking out against a pay-by-the-mile system for drivers, which he claims encourages safety violations and takes money out of their pockets.

Digitization can automate many of the manual processes that are currently done by customs and drayage workers.