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Teamsters plan a push into the global supply chain

PLD: TRADING UPDATEAAPL: SUPPLY CHAIN BETDHL: NEW PARTNERJBHT: HAVING FUN TO WIN ACROSS THE BOARD JBHT: 'BEING PREPARED FOR THE NEXT UPTICK IN DEMAND' JBHT: BUYBACKS UPDATEJBHT: PEAK SEASON JBHT: PARING SOME LOSSESJBHT: RISING COSTS HERE TO STAY JBHT: EQUIPMENT UTILISATION RISK JBHT: NO STONE LEFT UNTURNED JBHT: COST SAVINGS ON THE AGENDAJBHT: QUESTION TIMEJBHT: RESILIENT INTERMODAL OPERATIONSJBHT: ADDED COMPLEXITY JBHT: 'CHALLENGING AND UNPREDICTABLE ENVIRONMENT'JBHT: CONF CALL STARTSJBHT: CONF CALL

PLD: TRADING UPDATEAAPL: SUPPLY CHAIN BETDHL: NEW PARTNERJBHT: HAVING FUN TO WIN ACROSS THE BOARD JBHT: 'BEING PREPARED FOR THE NEXT UPTICK IN DEMAND' JBHT: BUYBACKS UPDATEJBHT: PEAK SEASON JBHT: PARING SOME LOSSESJBHT: RISING COSTS HERE TO STAY JBHT: EQUIPMENT UTILISATION RISK JBHT: NO STONE LEFT UNTURNED JBHT: COST SAVINGS ON THE AGENDAJBHT: QUESTION TIMEJBHT: RESILIENT INTERMODAL OPERATIONSJBHT: ADDED COMPLEXITY JBHT: 'CHALLENGING AND UNPREDICTABLE ENVIRONMENT'JBHT: CONF CALL STARTSJBHT: CONF CALL

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XPO’s Bradley Jacobs may not want anything to do with the “out of control” Teamsters, but the union hasn’t a firm eye on the supply chain. According to DC Velocity, it is looking to the logistics industry to broaden the membership base, from first to last mile. Membership has shrunk from 23.1m in 1976 to 1.4m today, and the Teamsters believe the freight industry is key to their resurgence. The union is focusing for now on workers who claim they have been misclassified as contractors.

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