Oakland Officials Reject New Tactics to Combat Protests – Council members rejected calls for stronger tactics to prevent protests from shutting down the Port of Oakland. In November, and then again in December, protestors from the Occupy movement were able to shut...
Occupy Protestors March on West Coast Ports – This week, the Occupy Movement marched on West Coast Ports disrupting cargo operations at Oakland and Portland resulting in heavy backlogs. At Portland about 325 International Longshore and Warehouse Union workers and 200...
To help raise awareness of the flooding in Thailand, we sponsored The Burger Monster food truck at our office for an event we called Burgers4Bangkok. This lunch brought together our staff, customers and neighbors and a portion of the proceeds from each purchase were...
Ship Fuel Taxes to Help Poverty and Climate Change – The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) drafted a proposal that outlined the potential source of revenue from a bunker fuel tax. The funds raised would be used to pay for air pollution reduction...
Potential Railroad Strike Could Disrupt Supply Chains – Shipper groups are urging Congress to help prevent a possible nationwide strike next week. The National Retail Federation (NRF) CEO and President stated that the rail strike can pose a big threat to commerce,...
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